Descriptor in English: | Motivation |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Motivación |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Motivação |
Descriptor in French: | Motivation |
Entry term(s): |
Disincentive Disincentives Expectation Expectations Incentive Incentives Motivations |
Tree number(s): |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750 |
Scope note: | Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli. |
Annotation: | human & animal |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics PH physiology RE radiation effects |
See also the descriptors: |
Cognitive Dissonance
MeSH Intention MeSH Libido MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 9234 |
Descriptor UI: | D009042 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2018/02/27 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
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Motivation
- Preferred
Disincentives
- Narrower
Expectations
- Related but not broader or narrower
Incentives
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0014109 |
Scope note | Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli. |
Preferred term | Motivation |
Entry term(s) |
Motivations |
Concept UI |
M0014107 |
Preferred term | Disincentives |
Entry term(s) |
Disincentive |
Concept UI |
M000640712 |
Preferred term | Expectations |
Entry term(s) |
Expectation |
Concept UI |
M0014108 |
Preferred term | Incentives |
Entry term(s) |
Incentive |
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