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Chargaff's “Demotivation”

Microbe Magazine, 2008
Reading anything by Simon Silver is a pleasure, and his erudite and fair-minded review of Craig Venter's autobiography is no exception (Microbe, January 2008, p. 46). I would comment on one small point however. Dr. Silver states that Irwin Chargaff (who usually spelled his name Erwin) found Jim Watson's book The Double Helix (1968) “so offensive that ...
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Demotivating Intentional Mentalism

Theoria, 2017
Intentional Mentalism is the view that mental intentionality is primary to non‐mental intentionality and that the latter is derived from the former. In this article I examine three views which have been taken to motivate Intentional Mentalism: conventionalism as invoked by Searle, Gricean pragmatism, and the language of thought hypothesis. I argue that
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Demotivering van hulpverleners

Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidsrecht, 2000
De laatste tijd komen er geluiden dat hulpverleners hun motivatie gaan verliezen. Het fenomeen is echter al enkele jaren geleden gesignaleerd, maar er is onvoldoende aandacht aan besteed. Nu neemt het in omvang toe.
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When Knowledge Is Demotivating

Psychological Science, 2014
People find it appealing to have more options to choose from, but the provision of choice often leads to adverse consequences for decision makers’ motivation, satisfaction, and willingness to act. We propose that the effect of the number of choice options on willingness to purchase is moderated by people’s subjective knowledge (SK).
Liat, Hadar, Sanjay, Sood
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Motivating the Demotivated Classroom

2011
Findings from the educational literature and experimental observations, as well as case studies from field studies will be presented and discussed, in order to demonstrate how games are able to constitute a powerful educational and motivational medium in a SEN classroom.
Maria Saridaki, Constantinos Mourlas
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Alone, Unhappy, and Demotivated

Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2016
This study explored how a mind-set associated with being alone affects self-regulation among individuals varying in neuroticism. Neuroticism is associated with a dualistic approach to the social world—evaluation apprehension alongside need for approval.
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Demotivating Reasons Impartiality

2019
Abstract This chapter critiques two arguments for a reasons impartiality constraint. Christensen’s “restaurant argument” presents a case of disagreement where it is intuitively clear that the disputants cannot legitimately rely on their contested reasoning and that they should give equal weight to their competing views.
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[Demotivation of the elderly].

Soins. Gerontologie, 2014
Demotivation results from a pathological process that is not a part of normal ageing. It differs from a mood disorder, but it can often be associated with one. Linked to physical autonomy and/or mental losses, it can be a gateway to regression, increasing or establishing dependency.
Cyril, Hazif-Thomas, Philippe, Thomas
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Leadership as a Demotivator

2008
Most people know the work of three psychologists: Freud, who was all about sex, Maslow, who built a pyramidal hierarchy of needs, and Herzberg, who said money was a hygiene factor.
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The seven deadly demotivators

Management Development Review, 1997
Your employees, if asked, will doubtless tell you that they really want to feel enthusiastic and to care about their work. But these same employees are often uninspired, show little initiative and simply play it “safe”. What can you do? The good news is that counterproductive practices that sap employees’ energy and undermine their morale can be ...
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