Sentences with phrase «of psychological motivation»

It's all about wrong or none of psychological motivation boost for the players before the game and at half time.

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Psychological: Boomers have reached a stage of cognitive development in which they're driven more by internal motivations than external.

Some of us are just curious about figuring out the motivation for that «psychological state».

I believe in this system because I am convinced it is necessary to the psychological dimensions of human life, to the levels of personality from which human motivation finally springs.

Critical reflections also arise in connection with the psychological ambiguities of motivation.

Akin to his claim for the primacy of happiness in human motivation, then, Mill offers as yet another assertion of psychological fact, another «principle of human nature,» the claim that the happiness of others is a desire of each person and an important part of each person's happiness.

In this context, much of what we ask children is unlikely to help them «locate the keys» to their self - awareness and motivation because our questions are actually inviting them into a misguided search for those keys — the light might be better where we invite them to look, but everyone disconsolately remains in the psychological dark.

At the same time that she was ingesting all this psychological research about motivation, Farrington was also studying the related sociological literature, which was concerned with how institutional structures affect individual behavior and, specifically, how certain educational structures — like school funding mechanisms, teacher contracts, or patterns of segregation — might incline students toward success or failure.

Says Finkel: «The cruel twist is that, just as we've built the form of marriage that requires all of this really targeted, specific focus on your spouse's psychological needs — the sorts of things that are going to take time together, focused attention, energy and motivation — we are investing not more time for the relationship but less.»

«By early adulthood, tall people have substantially better social and psychological development, in terms of emotional stability, extraversion, motivation, optimism, taking authority, courtesy to others and sociability,» she argued.

«Some psychological research and theories suggest that if individuals have external motivations like payment to perform tasks, their internal, or intrinsic motivation can be undermined,» said Gardiner of the psychology and neuroscience department.

At the forefront of this effort is Stanley Coren, a behaviorist from the University of British Columbia, who draws on decades of research to explore the psychological motivations behind dogs» everyday behaviors, as well as what science says about their barks, thoughts, and dreams.

At the end of the four weeks, the researchers tested all participants» episodic memory using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) PAL, as well as their level of enjoyment and motivation, and their score on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, which doctors use to rate the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of adults.

War experiences have a long - term effect on human psychology, shifting people's motivations toward greater equality for members of their own group, according to research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

It seems that the key might be a matter of minimizing the psychological toll that bodily stress takes on our motivation.

Satiety and physiological hunger was assessed by measuring hormonal markers and perceived appetite sensations combined with psychological reward - driven eating motivation, making use of fMRI to determine brain activation in certain areas associated with food motivation and reward.

A study reported in the Archives of Family Medicine found that kids who regularly sit down with their families for an evening meal make wiser food choices, eat more vegetables, and get more nutrients than those who do not.2 For older children, the American Psychological Association found that family mealtime plays an important role in helping teens deal with the pressures of adolescence, such as motivation for school, peer relationships, depression, and making better choices with drugs and alcohol.

Psychological benefits including reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression, and increased mood, confidence, social functioning, self - efficacy, self - motivation, and quality of life have also been reported.

In addition, her Master's Degree in psychology makes her intimately conscious of the many psychological challenges many people struggle with when it comes to their body image, habits, health, and motivation.

This is all teasing the eventual reveal of half - assed psychological motivations and a plot twist that wouldn't be half - bad if it came in the first act, but which Diablo treats as a profound insight that needs to be saved until the end.

(Understandably so, since Longo is a narcissistic, borderline personality; the type of people that are almost impossible to pin down, for their motivations, real or contrived, are difficult to categorize, except by psychological experts).

The movie is one of the most suspenseful psychological thrillers ever made as the facades of each of these characters begins to break down, revealing hidden rivalries, marital discord, and complex sociological motivations as they all try to unravel what happened and what is happening.

Gus Van Sant considers a day in the life of a high school very much like Columbine, using an objective narrative and visual style that records the horror of a massacre but doesn't let us off the hook with potted psychological motivations.

Speaking at the Education Department's second conference on drug - free schools, Mr. Bennett said drugs «are a profound threat to the physical well - being of our people, to their psychological well - being and motivation, to their control of their passions...

One of the core ideas of self - determination theory is that there are three internal (or psychological) needs that influence our motivation and wellbeing: autonomy, competence and relatedness.

Findings provide important insight into the variations in psychological predictors of motivation for RPA and...

His recent books include Transformations: Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents (with C. Suárez - Orozco), The Making of Psychological Anthropology II (with G. and L. Spiner), Status Inequality (with G. De Vos) and Children of Immigration (with C. Suárez - Orozco).

This report summarizes new psychological and behavioral research around building motivation and shows how teachers can increase motivation by encouraging positive behaviors, improving their academic mindsets, and enhancing their sense of connectedness.

The implication is that differing circumstances of students within the learning context need to be considered and, where possible, accommodated in order to support learners» psychological needs and the expression of high quality (i.e., more self - determined) motivation among learners.

Her research focuses on how targeted social - psychological interventions based in motivation theory can be implemented to promote equitable outcomes in higher education, especially for first - generation college students and students of color.

There's a theory of motivation that's called self - determination theory, and it looks at three innate psychological needs that humans have.

Some people get a psychological lift out of seeing debts disappear, and it gives them more motivation to keep going.

The most noticeable modification, as compared with the previous game, is the developed psychological aspect, giving more weight to social relations and individual motivations of your subjects.

The exhibition title Conscious and Unconscious refers to the psychological implications of Bourgeois's art, which gave her insight into her actions, motivations, and emotions.

Another trend — exemplified by the humanizing law school movement — seeks to improve both learning and student well - being by decreasing some of the well - documented negative psychological effects of law school created in part by the focus on competition and extrinsic motivation.8 Law schools are beginning to respond to these reports by revising their curricula and preparing for anticipated changes in the American Bar Association (ABA) standards for law school accreditation that will require a greater focus on student assessment and outcome measures.9

The psychological effects of the obsession with billable hours undermine lawyers» commitment and motivation, inhibit associates» learning and development, and create friction between partners and associates.

* Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

7/2011 to Present Benchmark Human Services, Nantucket, MA Behavior Analyst • Interview patients regarding their present, past and future aspirations in a bid to understand their motivations • Take notes to refer to during the assessment period • Measure specific influences such as environment and family life to determine cause of behavioral problems • Create psychological profiles for each patient to determine extent of behavior problems • Devise and implement programs to address behavior problems • Act as part of a coordinated care team to provide oral medication to patients • Monitor patients» progress and note down any significant changes for better or worse • Assist patients with chemical dependency issues to come to terms with their addiction through counseling services • Provide a one - on - one to patients with criminal backgrounds • Assist crime investigations by creating psychological profiles of criminals to determine motive and mode of operation

• Analyzing patients» social, medical and psychological information to determine levels of aspiration, interest, and motivation.

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The child's presentation is not an authentic display of the child's authentic attachment motivations towards his mother, it is an imposed display of rejection created by the father's psychological control and manipulation of the child to meet the father's needs for revenge and retaliation on the mother for divorcing him.

A Meta - Analytic Review of Experiments examining the Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation, Psychological Bulletin, 125, no. 6.

Motivators and motivations to persist with online psychological interventions: a qualitative study of treatment completers

This gives an intrinsic motivation for behaviours driven by these psychological needs.40 Hence, support group sessions are designed towards creating a platform that promotes participants» sense of autonomy, competence and relatedness, while measures focusing on autonomy, competence and relatedness are utilised as secondary outcomes.

Similar to the old belief about alcoholism as a moral issue, recent research studies have shown «that it is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry, with manifestations along biological, psychological, social, and spiritual domains.»

A psychological approach that assists in behaviour change by focusing on a person's motivations for problem behaviour, examining the consequences of it and addressing their ambivalence about making positive change.

Research related to optimal youth development has begun to delineate critical dimensions of important social contexts.8 — 11 For example, some researchers propose 3 basic experiences (ie, connection, regulation, and autonomy) to define youth's main associations with their environment that can be measured across multiple settings.8, 12,13 Others have articulated similar concepts and expanded the number of dimensions to include characteristics, such as adequate nutrition, health, and shelter; physical and psychological safety; adequate and appropriate supervision and motivation; supportive relationships; support for efficacy and opportunities for skill building; and integration of family, school, and community efforts.10, 11

CONCLUSIONS: Results are discussed in terms of psychological processes regulating the relationships between the work - related factors (i.e., work motivation) and life - related factors (i.e., psychological distress and subjective well - being) of personal adjustment and accomplishment.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this longitudinal study is to define the predictors of absenteeism due to psychological disability by taking into account resources, such as Self - determined work motivation and Subjective... well - being, as well as symptoms of Psychologipsychological disability by taking into account resources, such as Self - determined work motivation and Subjective... well - being, as well as symptoms of PsychologicalPsychological distress.

Without the «psychological fingerprint» evidence, the presence of other circumstantial evidence is usually not deemed sufficient to «convict» the allied and supposedly «favored» parent of inducing the suppression of the child's attachment bonding motivations toward the other parent, so that the custody evaluator often recommends joint custody, or primary custody to the allied and supposedly «favored» parent, along with therapy for the child and targeted - rejected parent.