If you've ever seen a James Bond-style action film, you know the basic story line. An evil genius is planning world domination, from his secret lair, high in the mountains, deep under the ocean or ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article reviews research on the effects of reinforcement/reward on intrinsic motivation. The main meta-analysis included 96 experimental ...

Motivation theory has evolved over time as limitations of each new theory have become salient, and new theories are proposed to improve upon the old ones. Since each theory makes sense on its own, it ...

Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) has emerged as a pivotal framework for understanding the neural mechanisms underlying personality. The theory posits that individual differences in sensitivity ...

American psychologist, behaviourist and social philosopher B. F. Skinner devised one of the oldest theories of motivation, the reinforcement theory. It explained why we do what we do. The theory also ...

Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in these reward-related processes is well-established, the cellular and neural ...