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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Old French ''motif'' (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin ''motivus'', from ''movere'' ‘to move.’

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Old French ''motif'' (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin ''motivus'', from ''movere'' ‘to move.’

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1873]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1873]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something : the act or process of motivating someone

*1: the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something : the act or process of motivating someone

Drives and desires can be described as a deficiency or need that activates behaviour that is aimed at a goal or an incentive. These are thought to originate within the [[individual]] and may not require external stimuli to encourage the behaviour. Basic drives could be sparked by deficiencies such as hunger, which motivates a person to seek food; whereas more subtle drives might be the desire for praise and approval, which motivates a person to behave in a manner pleasing to others.

Drives and desires can be described as a deficiency or need that activates behaviour that is aimed at a goal or an incentive. These are thought to originate within the [[individual]] and may not require external stimuli to encourage the behaviour. Basic drives could be sparked by deficiencies such as hunger, which motivates a person to seek food; whereas more subtle drives might be the desire for praise and approval, which motivates a person to behave in a manner pleasing to others.

By contrast, the role of extrinsic rewards and stimuli can be seen in the example of training animals by giving them treats when they perform a trick correctly. The treat motivates the animals to perform the trick consistently, even later when the treat is removed from the [[process]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_motive]

By contrast, the role of extrinsic rewards and stimuli can be seen in the example of training animals by giving them treats when they perform a trick correctly. The treat motivates the animals to perform the trick consistently, even later when the treat is removed from the [[process]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_motive]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]