Given a pairing of an easy and a hard task, one would intuitively expect participants to exhibit a preference for the easier of the 2 tasks, just as they prefer easy task repetitions over more difficult task switches (Arrington and Logan 2004).
For this reason, the theory predicts that they would prefer easy tasks where success is likely or tasks so difficult that little embarrassment would ensue if they fail.
The funniest scenes have some of the improvised, pseudo-vérité flavor of Christopher Guest's "Best in Show," but Mr. Ferrell and Mr. McKay are less rigorous than Mr. Guest and his collaborators, preferring easy laughs to carefully turned comic insights.
If you prefer easy, do a fence and if you prefer expert, make a wall of blocks.
Of course, you could always hide your stuff somewhere no one else could find it, though this may make it hard for you if you prefer easy access to it.
Has someone ever asked you your weekend plans and you thought, "I don't want to think about my weekend plans... do I really have to answer that?" Most people prefer easy questions, like "what are you up to today," or "is school killing you these days?" Ideally, acquaintances would have a pleasant time answering your questions.
Has someone ever asked you your weekend plans and you thought, "I don't want to think about my weekend plans... do I really have to answer that?" Most people prefer easy questions, like "what are you up to today," or "is school killing you these days?" This should make conversations flow better and feel more comfortable.
Another study … found that teenagers now prefer easier reads such as the Harry Potter and Twilight Series".
When we got to the top, Holly, who prefers easier runs, skied to the right toward Galloping Goose, a gently rolling, double-green trail that led back to the bottom of the lift.
"Research shows that kids who are led to focus on grades - the reward of a high mark - tend to think less deeply, prefer easier tasks, and find learning less interesting," he says.
