Al Homsi, Kinda (2023) What Are The Underlying Cognitive and Academic Motivators Influencing the Frequency of Hyperfocus State During Studies? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Hyperfocus is the experience of long periods of sustained attention during which performance can be enhanced, this is often about entertaining activities as opposed to intensive ones such as studying. Cognitive motivators are variables that influence the experience of attention, this study focused on three cognitive motivators: intrinsic academic motivation, the need for cognition, and epistemic curiosity. First-year psychology students at the University of Groningen completed an online questionnaire. A multiple regression analysis found that intrinsic motivation and the deprivation sensitivity dimension of epistemic curiosity were strong, positive predictors of hyperfocus, while the need for cognition and the joyous exploration dimension of epistemic curiosity were non-significant. The results indicate that the cognitive motivators are correlated with one another, but only intrinsic motivation and epistemic curiosity sensory deprivation are predictors of hyperfocus in studies. Keywords: Hyperfocus, hyperfocus in school, academic intrinsic motivation, epistemic curiosity, need for cognition
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Garcia Pimenta, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2023 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2023 08:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1566 |
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