Is there any research in (social) psychology that shows that the more effort/time you have to put into looking for information in a certain topic, the more discouraged you are to learn about it?
I'm looking for theories about it but can't find any so far.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Following article demonstrates that competition may even discourage many 'better' students from making a greater effort when they are concerned about their self-worth...
Wang, X. H., & Yang, B. (2003). Why competition may discourage students from learning? A behavioral economic analysis. Education economics, 11(2), 117-128.
https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32649/files/TAZ-TFG-2015-2361.pdf
Article Five personality dimensions and their influence on informati...
https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7560/volumes/v21/NA-21
Cognitive dissonance theory would lead to the prediction that the more effort one exerts to obtain information, the more value one would place on the information upon obtaining it. Think of the effort to obtain the information as a form of initiation into the group of knowledgeable people; effort to join a group is generally proportional to the value placed on group membership after initiation.
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