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Özgür Bolat Ph.d

Özgür Bolat Ph.d

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Why Rewards May Be Hurting Your Child’s Motivation

Why Rewards May Be Hurting Your Child’s Motivation

Rewards can buy compliance while quietly weakening a child’s inner drive.

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Psychology Today

Özgür Bolat Ph.d

Can Happiness Be Bad for Your Health?

You finally got the thing you wanted. So why does part of you feel worse, not better?

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Psychology Today

Özgür Bolat Ph.d

Why Do Controlling Parents Praise More?

By every external measure, my life looked like a success story.

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Psychology Today

Özgür Bolat Ph.d