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motivation
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motivation
n.
incentive, drive; act or process of motivating; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
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Motivation
Motivation is a theoretical construct used to explain behavior. It represents the reasons for people's actions, desires, and needs. Motivation can also be defined as one's direction to behavior, or what causes a person to want to repeat a behavior and vice versa. A motive is what prompts the person to act in a certain way, or at least develop an inclination for specific behavior. According to Maehr and Meyer, "Motivation is a word that is part of the popular culture as few other psychological concepts are".
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motivation
Noun
1. 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; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
(synonym) motive, need
(hypernym) psychological feature
(hyponym) life
(derivation) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
2. the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
3. the act of motivating; providing incentive
(synonym) motivating
(hypernym) act, human action, human activity
(derivation) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
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Motivation (die)
nf.
motivation, incentive, drive, impetus, urge; act or process of motivating
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motivation
nf.
motivation, calling, incentive; justification, inducement
