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  2. Lorna Wing - Wikipedia

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    Lorna Gladys Wing OBE FRCPsych (7 October 1928 – 6 June 2014) was an English psychiatrist. She was a pioneer in the field of childhood developmental disorders, who advanced understanding of autism worldwide, introduced the term Asperger syndrome in 1976 [ 1 ] and was involved in founding the National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK.

  3. History of autism - Wikipedia

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    The "Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders" (DISCO) was released in March 2002 by Lorna Wing and others. [401] It was a further development of the child-specific "Handicaps Behaviour and Skills" (HBS) schedule Wing had developed in the 1970s. [402] As of 2023, it is still in use in the UK. [402]

  4. History of Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lorna Wing coined the term Asperger's syndrome in 1976 [23] and is also credited with widely popularizing the term in the English-speaking medical community in her February 1981 publication [24] [25] of a series of case studies of children showing similar symptoms. [1]

  5. Self-worth theory of motivation - Wikipedia

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    The self-worth theory of motivation, which is adapted from the original theory of achievement motivation, describes an individual's tendency to protect their sense of self-worth as the motive of avoiding failure and hence approaching success. [1][2] Such theory commonly applies to students in the school context where frequent evaluation of one ...

  6. Rubicon model - Wikipedia

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    A feedback model of the motivation-volition process. Lower labels are terminology of Zimmerman. [1][2] In psychological theories of motivation, the Rubicon model, more completely the Rubicon model of action phases, makes a distinction between motivational and volitional processes. The Rubicon model "defines clear boundaries between motivational ...

  7. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Motivation is relevant in many fields and affects educational success, work performance, consumer behavior, and athletic success. Motivation is an internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal -directed behavior. It is often understood as a force that explains why people or animals initiate, continue, or terminate a certain behavior ...

  8. Motivational intensity - Wikipedia

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    According to motivational intensity theory, high approach motivational intensity will narrow attention and conversely, low motivational intensity will broaden attention. [1] This theory is at odds with a more traditional explanation of the effects of affect on cognitive scope , which suggest that positive affect broadens attention and negative ...

  9. 3C-model - Wikipedia

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    3C-model. The 3H-model of motivation ("3H" stands for the "three components of motivation") was developed by professor Hugo M. Kehr, PhD., at UC Berkeley. [ 1] The 3C-model is an integrative, empirically validated theory of motivation that can be used for systematic motivation diagnosis and intervention.