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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"motivational intensity"”.
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Learner Attitudes Toward Studying English in a Rural Japanese University: Motivation, WTC, and Preferences for Instructional Activities
… measures for each variable for this sample Motivational Intensity, Intergroup Approach Tendency, Necessity of English and Instrumental Orientation emerged as motivational components, and Group Cohesion, Preference for a Student-Centered Approach, Enjoyment of Group Activities, and Study …
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Positive mood and cognition: the moderating role of appetitive motivation, neural and physiological correlates
… an increase in dopamine activity. However, the motivational intensity model suggests that the effect of positive mood on cognition depends on appetitive motivation, such that only positive mood low in appetitive motivation results in broader/more flexible cognition, whilst narrower/more stable …
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The Autonomic Correlates of Listening Effort
… on autonomic nervous system activity and motivational intensity theory (Brehm, 1989; Wright, 1996), to provide a systematic, inclusive and theory-driven examination of the physiological correlates of listening effort. It was hypothesised that, to avoid wasting essential resources, …
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Yo Hablo Ingles: The Influence of Motivation and Group Cohesion on Learning English in a Workplace Setting
… study examines the influence of age of arrival, motivational orientations and social factors including group cohesion on language use and proficiency as well as on workplace behavior in a sample of immigrants to the United States. There was some support for our primary hypotheses, in that …
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Attitude, Motivation and English Language Learning in a Mexican College Context
… 3) Students' interest in foreign languages, motivational intensity to learn English and teacher evaluation can impact students' scores in their English exams when they are first assessed, but that scores improve once students understand the assessment process, discover what information is …
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Not All Desires Are Created Equal: Exploring a Dual -Motivation Account of Consumer Desire
… norms, and other antecedent variables with the motivational energy needed to ignite the consumer's behavioral engine and drive it toward action (Bagozzi 2006). Desire should be a critical variable of inquiry for understanding consumer motivation, decision making, and behavior. Unfortunately, it …
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A Possible Self Program for the Foreign Language Class
In this dissertation, I present social-cognitive frameworks that support the use of mental imagery for possible self enhancement; and articulate and evaluate a pedagogical intervention designed for the foreign language class. This intervention will allow students to explore and develop prominent …