"Motivation is the reason for which humans and other animals initiate, continue, or terminate a behavior at a given time."
This subfield explores the factors that drive individuals to persevere through difficult situations.
Intrinsic Motivation: Understanding the internal drivers behind motivation, such as personal satisfaction and enjoyment.
Extrinsic Motivation: Identifying external factors that affect motivation, such as rewards and punishments.
Goal-Setting: Establishing clear and achievable objectives as a means of increasing motivation and achievement.
Self-Determination Theory: A theory that focuses on the importance of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in promoting motivation and well-being.
Self-Efficacy: Believing in oneself and one's ability to succeed in a given area, leading to increased motivation.
Self-Regulation: The ability to control one's own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to achieve goals.
Flow: A state of intense focus and engagement in an activity, leading to increased motivation and satisfaction.
Mindset: The beliefs and attitudes that shape one's perception of themselves and their abilities, impacting motivation and achievement.
Grit: A combination of passion, perseverance, and resilience in the face of challenges, leading to achieving long-term goals.
Social Support: The role of others in supporting and encouraging motivation and perseverance, often in the form of feedback and emotional support.
Intrinsic motivation: Motivation that comes from within oneself, such as a personal interest or enjoyment of a task.
Extrinsic motivation: Motivation that comes from external factors, such as rewards or punishments.
Achievement motivation: The drive to succeed and accomplish one's goals.
Power motivation: The desire to control or influence others.
Affiliation motivation: The need to belong and form social connections.
Arousal motivation: The need for stimulation and excitement.
Self-actualization motivation: The desire to fulfill one's potential and become the best version of oneself.
Fear motivation: The motivation that arises from fear.
Incentive motivation: The motivation that arises from the promise of a reward or incentive.
Social motivation: The motivation that arises from social interactions and influence.
Growth motivation: The motivation that arises from a desire to grow and develop personally and professionally.
Altruistic motivation: The motivation that arises from a desire to benefit others and contribute to society.
"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."