… motivational and attentional focus impacts on motor learning. Next, we describe the OPTIMAL
theory, … The foundation of our theory is motor behavior. That is, we are less concerned with …

… This overview first describes theoretically optimal (but not necessarily practical) ways of
implementing the basic computational principles on exploratory, intrinsically motivated agents or …

… These early theorists also tended to see intrinsic motivation as independent of motivation
due to biologically based "tissue deficits" and rewards and punishments. In other words, …

… Given the significance of optimal challenge for intrinsically motivating … intrinsic motivation
to win when people are competing with others. Game, a representative intrinsically motivating …

… if drive theory were modified to allow for the notion of optimal arousal, this alone would not
be enough to account for intrinsically motivated behaviors with traditional drive theory, since …

… operational study of intrinsic motivation by presenting a … general computational definition of
intrinsic motivation. The typology … the “optimal incongruity”) are crucial to the very definition of …

… In conclusion, one problem with the concept of intrinsic pleasures is that it implies that
intrinsically motivated behavior is more enjoyable than it seems to be. Intrinsic pleasure may not …

… previously discussed, indicating that people will be intrinsically motivated under conditions
of optimal challenge. In sum, interest and excitement are central emotions that accompany …

… The first class is behavior that people engage in to seek out optimally challenging situations.
These challenges can be thought of as involving an incongruity, or discrepancy, between a …

… intrinsic motivation? Despite the fact that a formal distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic
motivation … Many of these hypotheses fall under the heading of optimal level theories, which …