I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day when he excitedly stood up from the table, explaining that he wanted to show me his new "tat". He lifted a shirt sleeve to reveal a twining of thick, ...

Judging from the panoply of motivational books, speeches, videos, and how-to guides, you'd think that psychology has the surefire answer that can explain the simple basis for our many complex ...

Previous research suggests that priming of behavioral concepts (e.g., drinking water) motivates consumers outside conscious awareness, but only if primes match a current need (e.g., fluid deprivation) ...

Large language model-based chatbots can't effectively recognize users' motivation when they are hesitant about making healthy behavior changes, but they can support those who are committed to take ...

Every manager aspires to coach her employees to higher level of effectiveness. However, figuring out how to coax a specific employee to improve can flummox even the most savvy supervisor. Identifying ...

Affective pain leads to inhibition of dopamine neurons decreasing motivation, but it can be restored. Washington University in St. Louis (MI, USA) researchers have uncovered the neuronal circuitry in ...

Survey data shows that most people believe climate change is happening, but many don't act, and as a postdoctoral fellow in Annenberg School for Communication Professor Emily Falk's Communication ...

Pat McAfee could feel Nick Saban getting uncomfortable. When ESPN’s College Gameday rolled into Tuscaloosa for Alabama-Texas, McAfee sat next to Saban on set. As McAfee praised the Alabama football’s ...

Like an online retailer trying to woo a customer back by offering a 10% discount on the boots they’ve been eyeing, education researcher Angela Duckworth wanted to understand how to incentivize ...