News tagged with motivation
Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line
In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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Older People Less Able to Hide Bigotry, Study Shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- People do not get any more racially prejudiced as they age — but they do become less able to hide it, suggests a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Freiburg and the University of Sydney.
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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Cocaine images capture motivated attention among users
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users respond ...
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Apr 04, 2011 |
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Got a goal?: A helpful partner isn't always helpful
You might think that a loving partner helps keep you on track -- say, when you want to stick to your jogging or concentrate on your studies. But a new study in Psychological Science, a publication of the Association of Psy ...
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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Is your left hand more motivated than your right hand?
Motivation doesn't have to be conscious; your brain can decide how much it wants something without input from your conscious mind. Now a new study shows that both halves of your brain don't even have to agree. Motivation ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Will we succeed? The science of self-motivation
Can you help you? Recent research by University of Illinois Professor Dolores Albarracin and Visiting Assistant Professor Ibrahim Senay, along with Kenji Noguchi, Assistant Professor at Southern Mississippi University, has ...
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May 28, 2010 |
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We work harder against lesser rivals, new study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- People will work harder -- about 30 percent harder -- against members of a lower status group because the prospect of losing to those we want to keep below us poses threats we don't want to face, according ...
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Feb 24, 2010 |
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Reading to kids a crucial tool in English language development
Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise.
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Feb 16, 2010 |
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Underdogs Have More Motivation? Not So Fast, Study Says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Members of a group or team will work harder when they're competing against a group with lower status than when pitted against a more highly ranked group, according to a new study.
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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Those less motivated to achieve will excel on tasks seen as fun
Those who value excellence and hard work generally do better than others on specific tasks when they are reminded of those values. But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the ...
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Jan 19, 2010 |
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New study to evaluate robots as exercise trainers (w/ Video)
Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Think twice before you boo your competitor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Next time you watch a heavy weight lifting tournament, tell the person next to you not to boo the person that he doesn't want to win.
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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Probing Question: Is homework bad for kids?
Ask an 11-year-old whether homework is a bad thing, and you’ll likely be greeted with vigorous nodding and not a hint of ambiguity, but do grown-up experts agree? As with so many things, the answer is mixed.
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Child's play may revolutionize video gaming, police work
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do hide-and-seek, police searches and video games such as Half-Life 2 have in common? More than you would think, say two University of Alberta researchers.
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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What are the most effective ways of promoting physical exercise in adults?
A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine has found that of six interventions promoting exercise in adults in Australia, encouraging the use of pedometers - simple step counting devices that can be ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Motivation
Motivation is the internal condition that activates behavior and gives it direction; energizes and directs goal-oriented behavior. The term is generally used for human motivation but, theoretically, it can be used to describe the causes for animal behavior as well. This article refers to human motivation. According to various theories, motivation may be rooted in the basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure, or it may include specific needs such as eating and resting, or a desired object, hobby, goal, state of being, ideal, or it may be attributed to less-apparent reasons such as altruism, morality, or avoiding mortality.
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