Motivation Myth Busters: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433841675)

Benjamin C. Heddy, PhD, is associate professor of educational psychology in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma, where he is the director of the Motivation, Out-of-school, Value, and Engagement (MOVE) research lab. His research focuses on cognitive and motivational aspects of learning including engagement, academic emotions, interest development, and learning activities that occur in everyday experience. He also studies the mechanisms of conceptual, emotional, and attitudinal change. His research has been published in Educational Psychologist, the Journal of Engineering Education, Science Education, and Psychology Today. Dr. Heddy currently serves as the president of the Scholarly Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education (SCIPIE).

Frank C. Worrell, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the Berkeley School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he serves as faculty director of the School Psychology Program and the Academic Talent Development Program. He also holds an affiliate appointment in the Social and Personality Area in the Department of Psychology. His research interests include adolescence, ethnic and racial identity, talent development, and time perspective. Co-editor of Achieving College Dreams, Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education, the Psychology of High Importance, and The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology, he is author of over 170 journal articles and 80 book chapters. Dr. Worrell was the 2022 president of the American Psychological Association.