ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

Beyond Push and Pull: How Motivation Affects Cognition & Action

Friday, March 8, 2019 · Paris, France

Cognitive Science

The question of what makes humans and other animals ’tick’ — is one of the most basic and yet difficult questions facing psychological science. This symposium will present four recent and substantial advances in understanding how motivation works and paint an exciting picture of the bustling field of motivation science.   

Chairs & Discussants

  • Baruch EitamChair
    University of Haifa

Presentations

  1. Bootstrapping Sensed Agency:  How Sensing Agency MotivatesBaruch Eitam
  2. Where Goals Come fromBernhard Hommel
  3. Updating Knowledge According to Belief-Outcome MismatchesAvi Mendelsohn
  4. Beware of the Force! a Pavlovian Account for Paradoxical Effects of MotivationMathias Pessiglione