Topic
Motivation
3 questions tagged Motivation — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
why
Why do we get bored when nothing seems to be happening?
Boredom often appears when the brain is under-stimulated and cannot find a satisfying goal or meaning in the current activity. It can act as a signal to seek novelty, challenge, or purpose.
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whose
Whose hierarchy of needs became one of psychology’s most famous motivation theories?
Abraham Maslow’s. He proposed a five-level hierarchy ranging from basic needs to self-actualization.
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Whose work helped establish the concept of ‘self-efficacy’ in psychology?
Albert Bandura’s. Self-efficacy refers to a person’s belief that they can succeed at a task.
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