The SSM provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information, foster discussion of new ideas and findings on motivation among researchers, and encourages exchange and collaboration in research. It will do this through a list serve, online information exchange, annual conferences, and a journal dedicated exclusively to motivation research.
Latest News From SSM
The Society for the Science of Motivation (SSM) annually confers an Early Career Award to a scientist who has made an outstanding empirical and/or theoretical contribution to motivation science.
Since 2021, Society for the Science of Motivation will annually confer a Distinguished Contribution to Motivation Science Award to a senior scientist who has made a major theoretical and/or empirical contribution to motivation science.
On Wednesday Feb 28th, don't miss the fifth installment of the Motivated Cognition Meetings talk series. SSM member Andrew Westbrook will be giving a talk titled "What Criticality Tells Us About Brain Maturation, Excitation-Inhibition Balance, and Cognitive Effort".
On Thursday Nov 30th, don't miss the fourth installment of the Motivated Cognition Meetings talk series. SSM member Todd Braver will be giving a talk titled "Interactions between Motivation and Cognitive Control".
You may now submit your presentation proposal for the 16th Annual meeting of the SSM. Find more details here about this year's new formats (roundtables, debates, impact talks).
On Thursday Oct 26th, don't miss the third installment of the Motivated Cognition Meetings talk series. SSM Past President Ruud Custers will be giving a talk titled "Thoughts abouts Actions and Outcomes (and What They Lead To)".
The 16th Annual meeting of the SSM will be held in person on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Francisco, in conjunction with the 36th Annual APS Convention. This year will feature new formats (roundtables, debates, impact talks) meant to stimulate discussions about current theoretical, methodological and empirical topics in motivation science!
The past half-decade has seen an explosion of meta-analyses targeting core SDT constructs. With so much evidence supporting the core tenets, we find ourselves wondering where the theory will go next.
On Tuesday Sept 26th, don't miss the second installment of the Motivated Cognition Meetings talk series. Prof. Julia Spaniol, Canada Research Chair on Cognitive Aging, will be giving a talk titled "Age Differences in Drivers and Consequences of Epistemic Curiosity".