10-Day Painting workshops in the South of France -- paint with an American artist who lives in Provence.
Dementia is one of the age-related mental problems, and a characteristic symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. Nootropic agents and cholinesterase inhibitors like donepezil ® ...
It has long been acknowledged that psychological skills are critical for athletes at the elite level. Athletes with the requisite “mental toughness” are more likely to be ...
Psychologists call behavior intrinsically motivated when it is engaged in for its own sake rather than as a step toward solving a specific problem of clear practical value. But what we ...
While slowly walking around the room, explaining the directions for our next assignment, I arrive at Kris's desk and quietly turn to him and whisper, "Meet me at my desk." He looks up at me and ...
Motivation is a key factor in human learning. We learn best when we are highly motivated to learn. Psychologists distinguish between extrinsically-motivated behavior, which is ...
The purpose of this study is to employ an innovative pedagogical approach with educational computer game features to create and enhance intrinsic motivation to stimulate learning. ...
Exploratory activities seem to be intrinsically rewarding for children and crucial for their cognitive development. Can a machine be endowed with such an intrinsic motivation ...
This paper presents an experiential exercise designed to put into practice individual and small group behavioral aspects of learning, coaching, and operant conditioning. After ...
Since the European Year of Lifelong Learning (1996), when the Council first adopted conclusions on the subject1, the idea of lifelong learning (LLL) has grown considerably in importance ...