While many factors contribute to a student’s capacity for accomplishment, naturally motivated students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to succeed, according to a new study.

To end this term with a bang, you have got to surround yourself with things that motivate you to study. It could be small, ...

In a good or a bad mood, focused or distracted, in dire or no need: our internal states directly influence our perceptions and decision-making. While the role of motivation on the performance of ...

Extrinsic motivation is motivation that come from outside oneself. Examples include doing something for financial gain, promotion, praise or approval, or to win a competition. Depending on the ...

Research involving more than 1,200 adults found that a daily 10-minute mindfulness practice can improve workout motivation. Regularly practicing mindfulness also lead to other healthy habits, like ...

Dopamine is known as "the reward molecule." This diagram illustrates dopaminergic neurons (i.e., dopamine-producing nerve cells) and dopaminergic pathways. Source: VectorMine/Shutterstock Motivation ...

People all around the world experience intrinsic motivation. But if that feeling is universal, its moralisation is not ...

At various times in your life, you have probably decided to make a change in your life. Perhaps on New Year’s Day or a birthday, or after the death of a loved one, you have resolved to do things ...