Interest: A Unique Motivational Variable

Autor/in	Hidi, Suzanne
Titel	Interest: A Unique Motivational Variable
Quelle	In: Educational Research Review, 1 (2006) 2, S.69-82 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-938X
DOI	10.1016/j.edurev.2006.09.001
Schlagwörter	Interests; Motivation; Biological Sciences; Cognitive Psychology; Educational Psychology; Social Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsinteresse; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Abwasserbiologie; Kognitive Psychologie; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Sozialpsychologie
Abstract	In the first part of this article, I discuss motivational variables in general, and interest in specific and propose that because of its biological roots, interest is a unique motivational variable. Furthermore, it is suggested that to demonstrate the uniqueness of interest, neuroscientific findings need to be considered. In the second section of the paper, I argue that the impact of the neuroscientific literature in the areas of social, educational and cognitive psychology has not been appropriately recognized. To support this claim, links between selected neuroscientific findings and motivational variables in general and interest in specific are discussed. Finally, some of the educationally relevant implications of interest research supported by neuroscientific findings are considered. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10