Questions tagged [motivation]
For questions relating to mechanisms that modulates behavior, either as an initiator, limiting influence, or sustainer.
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Does cognitive psychology define motivation in terms of information processing?
I recently asked a question on biology.stackexchange.com that if an amoeba showed "avoidance" behavior, would this constitute a "motivation" to avoid something.
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What activities trigger the realtionship between Flow state and Contemplative / Wellbeing practices?
I wanted to know experimental cases and studies where there are activities which make possible the Flow state, and how is it related to Happiness and Wellbeing.
Quoting the 2021 study "The ...
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State of the art on Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation in Other Animals Than Humans?
Most definitions and theories about intrinsic and extrinsic motivations (that I could find) are about human animals, and there are some interesting debates about the conversion between those (but ...
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Is there good evidence that long-term stimulant usage in children has no harmful effect when stopped?
Essentially, I am looking for an RCT done on children, where they went on a stimulant drug for at least 3 years, and then stopped administering the drug.
What I'm worried about is long-term lower ...
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The bystander effect depends on various variables, most of which don't necessarily require the present of other people. Why is it defined so?
From Bystander effect - Wikipedia:
The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are ...
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Reducing self-selection bias by controlling for motivation to fill in the survey
The self-selection bias refers to the overrepresentation of people willing to participate in research among studies' participants. The bias could be particularly relevant in surveys relevant to ...
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What motivations exist?
I experience that everything that I do or think can be traced back to a few, basic motivations. I have tried to list them, but I think my perspective is just not wide enough to find them all. ...
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Is the lack of eagerness to contribute to the group's goal a cause for diffustion of responsibility?
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Diffusion of responsibility is a sociopsychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when other bystanders or witnesses are ...
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What are the real motives of people helping to each other?
I'm wondering sometimes why people want to help someone. What are the real motives of it? The Karpman drama triangle says that 3 types of people exist and one of these types is rescuer and as I ...
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Why does a person not change their employment when they have the urge to do so?
This is a question I have been fighting for a long time. I thought it was an individual issue, but I've recently noticed, that it's common for a lot of people I know.
A person feels the need or urge ...
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What term can describe the feeling that a job just does itself?
Is there a term that can describe that a job, however exhausting it might be, just does itself?
Meaning, for example, that all doubt concerning how you're doing a job, whether or not you should do the ...
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Identifying cause of differing drive in similar situations
I am a software developer. I absolutely love what I do and I am very good at it. I have a strong work ethic. When I go to work, I work the full time, I am highly productive and engaged for the entire ...
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After focusing for a long time, why do certain activities have the effect of refreshing or rejuvenating your mind?
If you've been studying or otherwise engaging in mental work, there are certain activities which are often recommended to "refresh your mind" when you are tired. Here are some common ...
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What is the link between descriptive norm & informational social influence? When the descriptive norm doesn't appear to be "correct"?
I'm a first-year psychology student and this week I'm learning (from a crappy lecturer) about social norms, specifically injunctive vs descriptive norms, and normative vs informational social ...
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What count as an exposure?
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If you want to go with modern cognitive theories of motivation, then a good concept to explore would be PLOC (Perceived Locus of Causality), or how much you ...
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Relation and differences between Awe, Aha moment and Flow [closed]
Relation and differences between Awe, Aha moment and Flow?
From my reading, Awe is defined as 'Awe refers to an intense emotional response people may have when they encounter an object, event, or ...
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Why do people often perceive the value of a good to be associated with the effort put into making it?
Karl Marx's "labor theory of value" states that the value of a good depends on the amount of human labor put into it. While this is a defunct theory and incompatible with modern economics, ...
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A self-motivational technique - authorization of results - looking for origins
I have recently read an article that describes a technique called "authorization of results". The technique suggests a particular protocol of self-reviewing any achieved result of a ...
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Why do we need to know why something is needed or relevant?
I have been doing some research for my thesis and one of the subjects I am researching is motivation. Something that I've generally noticed is that if we do not find something relevant or needed for ...
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Is the inability for people to accept they may be wrong on a topic (and the rationales for that) something that psychology ever discusses in depth? [duplicate]
Pride, shame, hubris and ego being factors in whether a person is able to consider they may be wrong on a statement, claim or stance on a topic. Not only consider wrongness, but accept or note their ...
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Does fear induce motivation or despair in context of closing deadlines in personal projects?
The question is in context of projects you've setup as your career goals.
In such projects,
There is no one pushing you stay on track.
There is no system around you to help you flow with the flow.
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Is there any actual evidence for the common model of the "real you" and a separate section that contains all your weaknesses?
I have heard this model used or implied by multiple community sources, and some which have been endorsed; most will use different names for the two parts, for example the "subconscious" and &...
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Solving motivation issues caused by abuse
I remember something in psychology saying some people who are motivated by parent/guardian abuse in their past can have issues motivating themselves unless under pressure of a deadline or other ...
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How to keep a highly active mind satisfied? [closed]
How can you keep a highly active mind satisfied?
Even more specifically:
when one has tried many ways to learn but seemingly runs out of new things to learn about or do,
at an older age,
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How can one induce psychogenic death?
I saw something about psychogenic death. I am wondering if it can be induced by a desire. I think that it can by a person being lazy and not caring about the world. It is said to happen with prisoners ...
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What is the relationship between fear and desire?
Are fear and desire located on the opposite sides of a spectrum or are they more like filters/lenses through which one can look simultaneously?
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What is the motivation model behind StackExchange?
I noticed that I didn't sleep yesterday for no reason and spent the whole night to answer questions in one of the communities in here. Why did I do this? I still come here every hour and check if ...
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Are there positive/negative effects of new/repetitive music in work performance?
I work the weekend closing shifts at a local supermarket. There are many stores in the chain, and they all have the same soundtrack - consisting mostly of 70's music - which is played on repeat ...
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Is there research into why people use piercings or tattoos for personal reasons?
I am interested in reasons why people engage in body modifications, such as piercings or tattoos. I am aware of some religious reasons, and some religions forbidding such activity, but I am ...
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What can reduce the cognitive abilities in a common workplace? [closed]
There are many types of work that mainly create benefit by thinking, often called desk jobs.
The output is based on the cognitive abilities of the person.
It typically happens in an environment we ...
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What motivates someone to key a Tesla [closed]
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Over the last few months there have been multiple reports of random strangers keying Teslas.
I am interested in understanding the mental state of of the person carry out the act? I have ...
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Did McClelland ever mentioned about two aditional needs in motivation?
I've been getting classes on psychology of the motivation and my intructor mentioned about McClelland's theory of needs.
Although the wiki entry on the subject is somewhat clear about it. It doesn't ...
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How should I understand the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Should I understand the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a hierarchy of different emotions sorted/hierarchized by their emotional intensity they create in a person's mind? If not, why?
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"Wanting to do" without being "able to do"?
For those with disordered avoidance, a common theme is the inability to do something which is beneficial and, perhaps more importantly, even pleasurable.
For those that study motivation, intrinsic ...
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Are there scales to measure parental autonomy support from the parents' perspective? (Self-determination theory)
Self-determination theory posits that parental autonomy support (PAS) has myriad benefits for children. All the studies I have been able to find either rate PAS based on observing parents interact ...
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In an experiment where motivation and expectation are mediators, are they considered parellel or serial?
I'm trying to understand the effect of a consumer's motivation for and expectation of a product on placebo effects as mediators of a condition in a marketing context.
In the experiment, I am not sure ...
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Neurological explanation for differences in what motivates runners?
I have noticed differences between how my friends and I are motivated with regards to exercise, and would like to better understand what is influencing this difference psychologically.
Personally, ...
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How important is it to have a job that is aligned with one’s passion? [closed]
Ever since I left high school I kept reading and being told that it was of great importance to look for a job that alignes with one’s passion. Brochures distributed by both high schools and ...
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Can we really motivate ourselves "on-demand"?
There are so many articles online and books selling on the idea that we should motivate ourselves daily, as motivation doesn't last long. Many cite numerous experiments and advise on techniques you ...
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What are effective methods to overcome the initial psychological resistance towards an unpleasant task?
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Some self-help books note the difficulty of starting a boring or cognitively-difficult task (relative to maintaining the 'momentum' once the task has been started). Sometimes they describe ...
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Ritalin for treating attention and lack of focus in depression
I’d like to know if there’s research about the use of ritalin for treating attention deficit in Major Depression Disorder.
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Is The Chimp Model really a thing?
I've come across 'The Chimp Model' that sports psychologist Steve Peters advocates for understanding human motivations. While this seems intuitive does it have much credibility in neuroscience? If ...
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Uncsoncious expectation of other people to be motivated by the same values as you
Is there a special term describing the situation when somebody automatically expects other people's behaviour to be motivated by the same values that motivate his own?
For instance, out of my ...
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Can extrinsic rewards successfully sustain habits in the long-term?
With 2019 right around the corner, I've been reading about forming successful habits. Many non-academic sources (and Charles Duhigg's popular book The Power of Habit) have advocated for pairing a cue ...
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how to find out the references of various languages of EMI-2 (exercise motivation inventory-2)
I found a website which included the questionnaires of Exercise Motivation Inventory-2 with various languages (EMI-2; http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~pes004/exercise_motivation/emi/emi-2.htm) such as ...
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Belongingness vs Social Connectedness
I am struggling with translation of these two words into my language. In many studies, they measure connectedness (or how much people feel connected) or belongingness (as need to belong or sense of ...
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How do you call this: Feeling stuck and passively waiting for a solution [closed]
Looking for the name of a phenomenon I've seen in many, including myself. When someone is bothered by a situation in their life, will openly complain about it, but won't or can't come up with an ...
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Volition v.s. Cognitive Control v.s. Motivational Salience
The concepts of volition, cognitive control, and motivational salience, seem quite similar. From the perspective of layman, they all seem to mean "the extent to which your goals influence your ...
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Bully psychology [closed]
To be honest, I don't know how bullies' systems work in the US or other western countries, but I think everywhere is similar. I will describe some pattern I noticed in bullying and the question is ...
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What are extrinsic motives?
In a chapter on motivation in the book "Pädagogische Psychologie", I read that Schaffner and Schiefele say:
Allerdings werden Zielorientierungen als kognitiv repräsentierte und
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