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Waiting for rewards and punishments: Effects of time and probability on choice.

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Effects of expectancy on working and waiting for larger reward.

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Effects of previous delay of reward, generalized effort, and deprivation on impulsiveness

Robert Eisenberger, Fred A. Masterson, Kevin Lowman · Learning and Motivation · 1982 · 101 citations

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Transfer of effort across behaviors

Robert Eisenberger, Jeffrey R. Carlson, Michael N. Guile et al. · Learning and Motivation · 1979 · 97 citations

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