Building artificial agents able to autonomously learn new skills and to easily adapt in different and complex environments is an important goal for robotics and machine learning. We propose that providing artificial agents with a learning signal that resembles the characteristic of the phasic activations of dopaminergic neurons would be an advancement in the development of more autonomous and v...

Background A promising new approach to support lifestyle changes in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the use of financial incentives. Although incentives have proven be effective, their implementation remains controversial, and ethical objections been raised. It unknown whether health care professionals (HCPs) involved CVD find it acceptable provide as for change. Objective This st...

This experiment tested the hypothesis that rewards offered for performance attainments during competency development promote children's arithmetic skills and percepts of self-efficacy. Children received didactic instruction in division operations and were offered rewards contingent on their actual performance, rewards for simply participating, or no rewards. Results showed that performance-cont...

The purpose of this study was to analyze and elaborate on the role Perceived Organizational Support (POS) in supporting performance employees at Regional Personnel Agency (BKD), Special Region Yogyakarta. POS is an employee's perception how organization contributes cares about their well-being. In study, researchers identified a number factors thought play employee perceptions organization, nam...

Purpose This study aims to combine the theory of planned behave or (TPB) and motivational framework extend research on online knowledge sharing (OKS) in an organization by exploring factors that drive intentions (KSI) posters lurkers. Design/methodology/approach A field survey with 501 employees Vietnamese telecommunication companies is used collect data a structural equation modeling approach ...

The aim of this study is to provide an examination the factors that have a bearing on KSB, based upon attitudes amongst academics in developing countries, using particular focus within University Baghdad. With research study, structural equation modelling was undertaken by questionnaire survey for microfoundations with regard KSB total 326 at it found three hypothesised (anticipation extrinsic ...

The primary objective of the AIR-BREAK mobility campaigns is to disseminate information general public and increase their awareness sustainable services available. This intended promote adoption alternative, more environmentally friendly, practices. Due human heterogeneity, different individuals are motivated by factors for this reason effect intrinsic extrinsic rewards vary from subject subjec...

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to identify the factors that influence learning motivation Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia students. It also aims reveal motivational sub-factors affect student process. This study uses a qualitative method used questionnaire consisting 2 intrinsic and 3 extrinsic factors, with total 30 questions. Questionnaire in form 5 Likert Scale. The sample amounted ...