Part of what we are doing with A Change for Better is to help link you with high quality, accurate, up to date information. Today’s latest resource “How to Measure Motivation” comes from Positive Psychology. 

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Motivation is a psychological force that enables action and has long been the object of scientific inquiry (Carver & Scheier, 1998).

The study of motivation is a behavioral science that concerns those internal processes that give behavior its energy, direction, and persistence.

“Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.” – Karl Popper

This article introduces vital findings in motivational science, including its neurological underpinnings, and lists various assessment tools used to measure its many facets.