Motivation Myth Busters
Language: English
Published by American Psychological Association, US, 2024
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What does science tell us about motivation? This book challenges common myths about motivation and offers readers strategies for successfully motivating themselves and others. Many unscientific and inaccurate ideas about motivation persist because they seem so logical, simple, or appealing. For example, we may say that someone is amp ldquo unmotivated amp rdquo and assume that this is just part of their personality, whereas in reality everyone is motivated and it amp rsquo s more likely that their inaction is related to their interests or to their environment. This book reveals the scientific truth about motivation. Readers will learn to identify and debunk ten persistent myths about motivation-for example, that visualizing success leads to success, that competition increases motivation for everyone, and that rewards are the best way to enhance motivation-and replace those myths with accurate knowledge that will help them take positive steps toward their goals. Each chapter uses cutting-edge psychological research and theory to offer scientifically supported strategies for boosting motivation in a variety of contexts including school, work, health, and parenting.…
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- Title
- Motivation Myth Busters
- Author
- Wendy S. Grolnick, Benjamin C. Heddy, Frank C. Worrell
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association, US
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1433841673
- ISBN 13
- 9781433841675
- Series
- Book 46 of 47: APA LifeTools Series
Many unscientific and inaccurate ideas about motivation persist because they seem so logical, simple, or appealing. For example, we may say that someone is amp ldquo unmotivated amp rdquo and assume that this is just part of their personality, whereas in reality everyone is motivated and it amp rsquo s more likely that their inaction is related to their interests or to their environment.
This book reveals the scientific truth about motivation. Readers will learn to identify and debunk ten persistent myths about motivation-for example, that visualizing success leads to success, that competition increases motivation for everyone, and that rewards are the best way to enhance motivation-and replace those myths with accurate knowledge that will help them take positive steps toward their goals.
Each chapter uses cutting-edge psychological research and theory to offer scientifically supported strategies for boosting motivation in a variety of contexts including school, work, health, and parenting.
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About the Author
Benjamin C. Heddy, PhD, is associate professor of educational psychology in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma, where he is the director of the Motivation, Out-of-school, Value, and Engagement (MOVE) research lab. His research focuses on cognitive and motivational aspects of learning including engagement, academic emotions, interest development, and learning activities that occur in everyday experience. He also studies the mechanisms of conceptual, emotional, and attitudinal change. His research has been published in Educational Psychologist, the Journal of Engineering Education, Science Education, and Psychology Today. Dr. Heddy currently serves as the president of the Scholarly Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education (SCIPIE).
Frank C. Worrell, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the Berkeley School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he serves as faculty director of the School Psychology Program and the Academic Talent Development Program. He also holds an affiliate appointment in the Social and Personality Area in the Department of Psychology. His research interests include adolescence, ethnic and racial identity, talent development, and time perspective. Co-editor of Achieving College Dreams, Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education, the Psychology of High Performance, and The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology, he is author of over 7 journal articles and 8 book chapters. Dr. Worrell was the 2 22 president of the American Psychological Association.
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