When people think about the traits that are central to who they are, what do they consider? New research explores this ...

There is a tendency to reduce people’s motivation to what we perceive to be their ulterior motives: to assume that if people have a not-so-good hidden motive, they don’t have any pure ones and that ...

1. Orientation -- Causation and the Search for Determinants -- Views Concerning the Nature of Motivation -- Points of View and Psychological Relativity -- 2. Forms and Determinants of Activity -- ...

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the foundational theories of human motivation, including self-determination theory, expectancy-value theory, goal-setting theory, and the role of ...

By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisPsychology, the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, helps us understand why people think, feel and act the way they do. Because human behaviour is so complex, the ...