In this last video on motivation I consider the relationship between motivation and the goals that we set for ourselves. I discuss the importance of setting self–concordant goals which are intrinsically motivated and then discuss strategies for achieving goals. In … Read More
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivations
In this video I explain the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and then discuss the overjustification effect demonstrated in a study by Mark Lepper, David Greene, and Richard Nisbett in 1973. Then I consider how the overjustification effect may … Read More
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
In this video I describe one way of organizing the many other motivations that we face: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Abraham Maslow proposed that motivations could be categorized and then those categories could be arranged into a hierarchy of importance, … Read More