"Motivation is the reason for which humans and other animals initiate, continue, or terminate a behavior at a given time."
Learning about what drives a person and what factors influence their behavior and decision making in both personal and professional situations.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: This theory describes the five levels of human needs ranging from physiological to self-actualization and how individuals are motivated to satisfy these needs.
Self-Efficacy: Refers to an individual's belief in their ability to perform a task successfully and the impact of this belief on their motivation to take action.
Achievement Motivation: This theory suggests that individuals are motivated by the desire to achieve success and avoid failure.
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation: Intrinsic motivation comes from within an individual, while extrinsic motivation comes from external factors such as rewards or recognition.
Goal Setting: The process of setting specific and measurable goals helps motivate individuals and provides a roadmap for achieving their desired outcome.
Self-Determination Theory: This theory emphasizes the importance of intrinsic motivation and autonomy in driving behavior and satisfaction.
Flow State: A state of optimal performance where individuals are fully engaged in an activity, focused, and motivated.
Expectancy Theory: This theory suggests that individuals are motivated by the belief that their efforts will lead to a desired outcome.
Social Cognitive Theory: This theory emphasizes the role of social factors in shaping an individual's motivation to behave in certain ways.
Emotion: Our emotional state influences our motivation to take action, and understanding how to regulate emotions can enhance motivation.
Intrinsic Motivation: It is the drive within an individual to accomplish a task for the sake of personal satisfaction, without the need for external rewards.
Extrinsic Motivation: It is a type of motivation that comes from external factors such as rewards, punishments, or approvals.
Achievement Motivation: It is the drive to achieve or accomplish a particular goal or task.
Affiliation Motivation: This type of motivation comes from the need to be part of a social group or community.
Power Motivation: It is the need to exert influence or control over others.
Fear Motivation: It is the drive to complete a task or avoid a negative outcome.
Incentive Motivation: It is the drive to do something by the prospect of a positive outcome or reward.
Reinforcement Motivation: It is the encouragement or discouragement that comes from positive or negative feedback.
Self-Actualization Motivation: It is the drive to achieve one's full potential in life.
Self-Determination Motivation: It is the drive to make one's own choices and decisions in life.
Self-Efficacy Motivation: It is the belief in one's ability to accomplish a task.
Social Motivation: It is the drive to engage in social interactions and relationships.
Status Motivation: It is the desire to obtain social status or prestige.
Value Motivation: It is the drive to fulfill personal values and beliefs.
Growth Motivation: It is the drive to develop and improve oneself.
"Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior."
"This means that we can be motivated to do something without actually doing it."
"The paradigmatic mental state providing motivation is desire."
"But various other states, such as beliefs about what one ought to do or intentions, may also provide motivation."
"Motivation is derived from the word 'motive', which denotes a person's needs, desires, wants, or urges."
"It is the process of motivating individuals to take action to achieve a goal."
"The psychological elements fueling people's behavior in the context of job goals might include a desire for money."
"Content theories... aim to describe what goals usually or always motivate people."
"Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs... posit that humans have certain needs, which are responsible for motivation."
"Behaviorist theories try to explain behavior solely in terms of the relation between the situation and external, observable behavior without explicit reference to conscious mental states."
"Motivation may be either intrinsic if the activity is desired because it is inherently interesting or enjoyable."
"Motivation may be... extrinsic if the agent's goal is an external reward distinct from the activity itself."
"It has been argued that intrinsic motivation has more beneficial outcomes than extrinsic motivation."
"Motivational states can also be categorized according to whether the agent is fully aware of why he acts the way he does or not, referred to as conscious and unconscious motivation."
"Motivation is closely related to practical rationality."
"Failing to fulfill this requirement results in cases of irrationality, known as akrasia or weakness of the will, in which there is a discrepancy between our beliefs about what we should do and our actions."
"In the field of business, a central question concerns work motivation, for example, what measures an employer can use to ensure that his employees are motivated."
"Motivation is also of particular interest to educational psychologists because of its crucial role in student learning."
"Specific interest has been given to the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in this field."