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New studies reveal a connection between a negative-leaning attitude and procrastination, suggesting that modifying one’s valence weighting bias towards neutrality can help overcome the tendency to delay tasks. Credit: SciTechDaily.comPutting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.
“We’re looking at this consideration of the positives and negatives that exist when people are making decisions, and how valence weighting bias shapes which route people take,” Granados Samayoa said.“The idea is that people, at least for a brief moment, are asking the question, ‘Do I want to do this now?’” Fazio said. “And there really are both positive and negative signals: ‘I certainly don’t want to do that. It’s an aversive task.’ That’s the negative signal.
“What we find is that people whose negative attitudes generalize more strongly tend to engage in unnecessary task delay to a greater extent,” Granados Samayoa said.The second study involved 147 college students in a program allowing them to accumulate course credit in exchange for participating in research.
“The first study established the basic effect of negative weighting bias, but study two provides some nuance,” said Granados Samayoa, now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. “For people who don’t think about it too much or can’t think about it too much, their valence weighting tendencies guide their behavior in a straightforward manner.
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