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Definitions of motivation:
  • noun:   the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
    Example: "We did not understand his motivation"
  • noun:   the act of motivating; providing incentive
  • noun:   the condition of being motivated
    Example: "His motivation was at a high level"



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causation nonspecific superimposed-geology vigor adjunct homeostasis thirst nonexistence chimpanzee digger stimulus cognition ethology piping-plover behave intruder unlearned topography intensify diverting evoke displeasure intrinsic arouse outperform workplace incentive fatigue satisfaction psychologist bodily esteem hierarchical regress satisfactory deprivation job-enrichment demotivate dissatisfaction discomfort willingness-3 interpersonal job-satisfaction hygiene autocrat surpass perceptual valency inequity equitable antecedent unpleasant deadline undesirable likelihood meaningful worthwhile mundane heighten goal encouragement inspiration stimulation help-harm-harmless fillip impetus impulse inducement prod push spur stimulant stimulator cause-effect cause motive reason spring start-end charles-darwin instinct sigmund-freud walter-cannon behaviour-genetics human-nature learning psychoanalysis egoism moral-motivation extrinsic-motivation negative-motivation positive-motivation primary-motivation secondary-motivation abraham-maslow overview-of-motivation motivation-instruction archibald-alexander-delaware henry-ward-beecher boetcker-william