Gandhi, Dharmil (2023) Hyperfocus and cognitive motivators in an academic setting. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
There is a dearth of research on Hyperfocus in healthy participants. Hyperfocus is when an individual is wholly engrossed in their task and completely "tunes out" their surroundings. Hyperfocus can be defined as increased attention and focus due to heightened motivation toward a task or activity. This research paper investigates the effect of cognitive motivators- (intrinsic motivation to know, epistemic curiosity - joyous exploration and deprivation sensitivity, and need for cognition) on the frequency of Hyperfocus in university students in an academic scenario. 375 first-year university students were recruited through convenience sampling and given an online survey to complete. The results showed that intrinsic motivation and deprivation sensitivity significantly increase the frequency of Hyperfocus in an academic context. However, joyous exploration and the need for cognition did not significantly increase the frequency of hyperfocus. Moreover, the results showed that all the cognitive motivators used in the study were positively and significantly correlated. The study concluded that individuals with high intrinsic motivation and deprivation sensitivity would have a higher frequency of hyperfocus experiences in an academic context.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Garcia Pimenta, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2023 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2023 09:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1613 |
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