Motivation
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Measuring motivational characteristics of courses: applying Keller's instructional materials motivation survey to a web-based course.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: The Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) purports to assess the motivational characteristics of instructional materials or courses using the Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) model of motivation. The IMMS ... Read more...

Deficits in substance P mRNA levels in the CeA are inversely associated with alcohol-motivated responding.

30 Oct 2009 In the present study, in vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to determine the relationship between innate substance P (SP) levels and alcohol-motivated behavior in alcohol-preferring (P) and nonpreferring (NP) rat lines. In Experiment 1, in ... Read more...

Predicting social support for grieving persons: a theory of planned behavior perspective.

30 Oct 2009 Research has consistently reported that social support from family, friends, and colleagues is an important factor in the bereaved person's ability to cope after the loss of a loved one. This study used a Theory of Planned Behavior framework to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Motivation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Measuring motivational characteristics of courses: applying Keller's instructional materials motivation survey to a web-based course. 30 Oct 2009
• Deficits in substance P mRNA levels in the CeA are inversely associated with alcohol-motivated responding. 30 Oct 2009
• Predicting social support for grieving persons: a theory of planned behavior perspective. 30 Oct 2009
• A clinician's guide to the assessment and management of nonadherence in glaucoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Patient-centered communication to assess and enhance patient adherence to glaucoma medication. 30 Oct 2009
• Smoking-related weight concerns among underserved, black maternal smokers. 30 Oct 2009
• Food incentives to improve completion of tuberculosis treatment: randomised controlled trial in Dili, Timor-Leste. 24 Oct 2009
• Food incentives and completion of tuberculosis treatment. 24 Oct 2009
• Should healthy volunteers in clinical trials be paid according to risk? No. 20 Oct 2009
• Should healthy volunteers in clinical trials be paid according to risk? Yes. 20 Oct 2009
• Ventral striatal neurons encode the value of the chosen action in rats deciding between differently delayed or sized rewards. 19 Oct 2009
• A neural circuit mechanism integrating motivational state with memory expression in Drosophila. 14 Oct 2009
• Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. 11 Oct 2009
• Design and implementation of an effective telephone counseling intervention for adolescent smoking cessation. 10 Oct 2009
• Trial that pays patients to take antipsychotic drugs comes under attack. 10 Oct 2009
• Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
• Appetitively motivated instrumental learning in SynGAP heterozygous knockout mice. 29 Sep 2009
• Doc speak: how to get them on board with quality. 29 Sep 2009
• Cardiometabolic risk in younger and older adults across an index of ambulatory activity. 29 Sep 2009
• Doomed to repeat the successes of the past: history is best forgotten for repeated choices with nonstationary payoffs. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Motivation'

Definition: Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.

Descriptor UI: D009042

Alternative terms: Motivation; Disincentives; Disincentive; Incentives; Incentive;

Related Mesh Headings: Cognitive Dissonance; Libido; Intention;

Tree Number: F01.658;

Technical Notes: human & animal