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Breaking Down Silos in Motivation Science
Special issue of APA's journal Motivation Science, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2024. This special issue contains eight articles that discuss different ways that researchers interested in human motivation can break down these and other kinds of silos that exist in the field.
Awe Arises in Reaction to Exceeded Rather Than Disconfirmed Expectancies [PDF]
This study examined the relationship of awe and expectancy violations and mapped the network structure of a range of appraisals related to awe.
Red, Rank, and Romance in Women Viewing Men [PDF]
This study investigates color, specifically the color red, as a novel factor that may influence women's attractionto men.
What Is Satisfying about Satisfying Events? Testing 10 Candidate Psychological Needs [PDF]
Three studies compared 10 candidate psychological needs to determine which are most fundamental for humans. Participants described most satisfying events within their lives and rated the salience of each of the 10 candidate needs within these events.
