Reward motivation refers to the extent to which a person is willing to exert effort in order to obtain rewards. In everyday life, reward motivation is not fixed at some levels. Instead, it changes flexibly depending on the effort-reward ratio in a given context. For example, when the situation is favorable, people are usually more willing to invest effort, and vice versa. This ability to flexib...
A collaborative research team led by Prof. JIANG Yi from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof. ZHU Lusha from Peking University has proposed a novel multi-level neurocognitive framework to explain how the brain processes social referential signals.
Have you ever found yourself scrolling on your phone even when a deadline is approaching, reassuring yourself that “starting tomorrow is still fine”? For most people, procrastination is regarded as a maladaptive habit that can be corrected.
