Tag: motivation

Academic motivation suffers when economic mobility seems out of reach

From the Northwestern University press release: New studies from Northwestern University show that high school and college students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are much less motivated to overcome… Read more »

Rethinking exercise: Replace punishing workouts with movement that makes you happy

From the University of Michigan press release: Many women start fitness programs to lose weight, and when they don’t, they feel like failures and stop exercising. And then, months or… Read more »

Study suggests game features can be used to enhance motivation

From the Penn State press release: Using game features in non-game contexts, computers can learn to build personalized mental- and physical-therapy programs that enhance individual motivation, according to Penn State… Read more »