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The Anatomy of Love

... L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000).  The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. ... / more

Altruism: Myth or Reality?

... and many others, altruism—motivation with the ultimate goal of increasing another’s welfare—is a myth. It does not really exist. ... motivation for everything we do is egoistic. Our ultimate goal is always to increase our own welfare. We help others only to the extent ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... won't be surprised to know that it helps to have a shared goal to work towards (like getting your bus unstuck), and that it is good to ... / more

‘Forever and a Day’ or ‘Just One Night’? On Adaptive Functions of Long-Term and Short-Term Romantic Relationships

... & Rouby 2007). When primed with a mate searching goal , participants’ attention was captured (they were less quick to switch ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... excluded from one’s earthly environment. Next, goal setting theorists posit that setting goals is at the foundation of human ...   Austin, J. T., & Vancouver, J. B. (1996). Goal constructs in psychology: Structure, process, and ... / more

Implementing New Year’s Resolutions

... twice as challenging. A second problem is that your goal has to be self-concordant. You have to strive for the goal for reasons that are internal to yourself, and not for reasons that are ... / more

High Maintenance Interaction

... mailbox every 2 minutes. All these actions have a clear goal (getting to work on time, looking after my health and getting my job ... effort to direct my behavior in a way that benefits that goal . I have to inhibit an attractive alternative that comes to mind first: ... / more

The Night of Nancy: Social Psychology and Football

... an emotion. Frustration of not obtaining a certain goal for example could lead to anger. This anger, in turn, can be turned into ... / more

Not Again! I’m Looking for a Job but I Don’t Know Why It Is Taking So Long!

... and commitment of pursuing an employment goal . During job search, people generally undertake an assortment of ... or regret the person foresees as required to achieve a goal ( Kaplan & Hill , 1992;  Krebs & Davies , 1997). In  ... reflect opposite trade-offs between planning effort and goal -category range (i.e. number of options an individual considers ... / more

Engagement: A Source of Value, Quality of Life, or Both?

... are in while they are doing something (e.g., pursuing a goal , reading a book, solving a problem, or playing a tennis match), the ... / more