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Emotion & motivation
7 evidence-aware introductions, organized to help you connect concepts rather than memorize labels.
7 articles
Affective forecasting
Predicting how one will feel after a future event, often with errors about intensity or duration.
Emotion regulation
Processes that influence which emotions occur, when they occur, and how they are experienced or expressed.
Habit formation
The development of context-linked action tendencies that become easier to initiate with repetition.
Hedonic adaptation
Emotional responses to changed circumstances often diminish as those circumstances become familiar.
Procrastination
Voluntarily delaying an intended action despite expecting the delay to be worse overall.
Self-determination theory
A theory proposing that autonomy, competence, and relatedness support high-quality motivation and well-being.
Stress appraisal
The evaluation of whether a situation threatens resources and whether coping options are available.