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Questions tagged [motivation]

For questions relating to mechanisms that modulates behavior, either as an initiator, limiting influence, or sustainer.

For questions relating to mechanisms that modulates behavior, either as an initiator, limiting influence, or sustainer.

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What is the difference between a need, a drive, and a motive?

Going by Hull's drive-reduction theory, as stated in Psychology, by Ciccarelli, 4th edition: A need is a requirement of some material (such as food or water) that is essential for survival of the organism. When an organism has a need, it leads to a…
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Is there a definitive list of intrinsic motivators?

I'm trying to work out how to get my team to understand that different people in the team get different things out of work (excluding the financial drivers). I want to explain this in terms of intrinsic motivators. I'm trying to get a definitive…
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What is the relation between fun and motivation? Are they the same?

Are 'having fun in doing something' and 'being motivated to do something' the same thing? If not, how are fun and motivation related? Is there any formal definition on this? Would it be possible to be motivated to do something without having fun in…
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Why does extrinsic motivation sometimes reduce intrinsic motivation?

Why is it that if a person likes subject X but then when he gets paid for it he doesnt like it anymore. What causes this?
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Theories of Human Motivation

I have heard the true saying that without motivation, there will be no action on anything which needs to be done. I can't remember where I heard it but I have wondered about what help there can be to remove motivational barriers. I know of Maslow's…
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Does stopping hard tasks midway through negatively affect your chances of success?

When a person has embarked on an undertaking that is both unpleasant and important (a good example could be a 12 step drug treatment program), lets say they make progress, and then stall before completion. Is the the person significantly less…
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Does Stack Exchange's extrinsic reward system decrease intrinsic interest in asking and answering questions?

I've read that extrinsic rewards can decrease intrinsic interest. If you want to kill someone's interest in activity X, an effective method would be to reward them for doing X (e.g. give them money, or recognition, etc.). This makes the person…
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How important is it to have a job that is aligned with one’s passion?

Ever since I left high school I kept reading and being told that it was of great importance to look for a job that alignes with one’s passion. Brochures distributed by both high schools and universities were stressing the need to choose the right…
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Can the V * I * E theory of motivation explain the motivation of Nelson Mandela?

Background The V * I * E theory of motivation (Galbraith & Cummings, 1967; Vroom, 1964) posits that if either the value of a goal, its instrumentality or the expectancy to reach it is zero, then an individual will not be motivated to reach that goal…
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Can we really motivate ourselves "on-demand"?

There are so many articles online and books selling on the idea that we should motivate ourselves daily, as motivation doesn't last long. Many cite numerous experiments and advise on techniques you can supposedly use, because some experiment showed…
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is saving money intrinsic or extrinsically motivated?

the 16 basic desires theory states that saving/collecting is intrinsically motivated. (Steven Reiss) but monetary incentives usually fall under extrinsic motivation. if you spend less you have more money so its like earning more... or does it depend…
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What theory explains where motivation to do something depends on perception of others' input?

I'm trying to read up on the phenomena where one person's desire/motivation to do a certain task or obligation within a system of process is influenced by whether he thinks others in that process are also doing their job. For examples: "John's…
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What term can describe the feeling that a job just does itself?

Is there a term that can describe that a job, however exhausting it might be, just does itself? Meaning, for example, that all doubt concerning how you're doing a job, whether or not you should do the job instead of something else, or any doubt of…
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What motivates someone to key a Tesla

Background Over the last few months there have been multiple reports of random strangers keying Teslas. I am interested in understanding the mental state of of the person carry out the act? I have already read the following article…
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Did McClelland ever mentioned about two aditional needs in motivation?

I've been getting classes on psychology of the motivation and my intructor mentioned about McClelland's theory of needs. Although the wiki entry on the subject is somewhat clear about it. It doesn't mention about the necessity of determination…
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