The effect of physical effort on mechanization.
Studies on the phenomenon of mechanization have demonstrated that under certain conditions, excessive effort rather than economy of effort is often characteristic of the organism’s adjustment to even relatively simple situations. For example, a child must take a detour for several weeks because of r...
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McGill University
1953
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=109300 |
| Summary: | Studies on the phenomenon of mechanization have demonstrated that under certain conditions, excessive effort rather than economy of effort is often characteristic of the organism’s adjustment to even relatively simple situations. For example, a child must take a detour for several weeks because of road repairs between his house and the nearby school. Will he continue to take the longer route after the road has been cleared, and if so, for how long? |
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