Motivating Messages Differ for Underdogs and Favorites
To craft motivating messages, you need to know which side your target audience is on: the favorite or the underdog. More
To craft motivating messages, you need to know which side your target audience is on: the favorite or the underdog. More
We’re most enthusiastic about projects when we start and finish them, but intervening hassles can turn determination soft. More
Darcia Narvaez, a professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame and a Fellow at the Institute for Educational Initiatives, has been selected to receive the inaugural Expanded Reason Award. The award, presented by University Francisco de Vitoria, Spain and the Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation in recognition of cutting-edge research More
From typing to exercising, racking up meaningless digital points can serve as an effective motivator, as long as the scores are accelerating. More
A sample of new articles exploring implicit sense of agency over somatosensory events and the motivational effects of contingent and noncontingent rewards. More
A field study in Malawi indicates that psychological factors play an important role in whether girls attended school, even under conditions of extreme poverty and deprivation More