Motive/motivation An impetus, stimulus, or drive, either internal or external, causing a person to act, a state of psychological arousal impelling an organism to action; a rationalization, justification, or excuse given by an actor as the reason for his or her behaviour; an intervening process or internal state which impels or drives an organism into action - an energizer of behaviour - with these forces responsible for the initiation, persistence, direction, and vigour of goal-directed behaviour, including such social forms as the need for achievement and the need for affiliation.    Back to: Glossary A-C, Glossary D-H, Glossary I-P, Glossary Q-S, Glossary T-Z   Glossary of selected Judgement & Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology terms A-Z »   » Return to belief, judgement, and clear thinking »   Labels: motive/motivation

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