The Motivation Lab develops, evaluates, and refines evidence-based approaches to make health behavior change enjoyable and efficient — using psychological theory and everyday technology to reach people in the context of their daily lives.
The Motivation Lab is a dynamic learning community founded on collaboration, competence, and creativity. We use psychological theories to understand how people adapt their thoughts, feelings, and actions across contexts — and the impact of those adaptations on health.
We study how thoughts, feelings, and actions shift across everyday contexts, and what that means for long-term health.
Wearables and mobile technology let us intervene in the moments that matter — in the natural context of people's routines.
We develop and rigorously test interventions, then refine them so behavior change is enjoyable, efficient, and lasting.
A sample of the behavioral intervention trials underway in the lab right now.
Testing the efficacy of precision text messaging to increase physical activity in insufficiently active young adults.
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