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Chapter 3 - Motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2024

Fredricka Reisman ,
Larry Keiser ,
Jeff Westphal  and
Penny Hammrich
Fredricka Reisman
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Larry Keiser
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Jeff Westphal
Affiliation:
MeaningSphere Inc.
Penny Hammrich
Affiliation:
Drexel University
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Summary

This chapter addresses motivation by sharing the ideas of leading motivation researchers. These include Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor motivation–hygiene theory, Alderfer’s ERG, and a more recent theory of needs proposed by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci: the self-determination theory of motivation. Other theories presented include Victor Vroom’s expectancy theory, McClelland’s achievement theory, Merton’s term self-fulfilling prophecy, and Locke and Latham’s and Porter and Lawler’s goal-setting theory. Also included are elements of motivation, processes of motivation, types of motivation, and the neuroscience of motivation. Appendix 3A is a glossary.

Keywords

motivation researchersself-determination theoryexpectancy theoryachievement theorygoal-setting theoryself-fulfilling prophecytypes of motivationneuroscience of motivation
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Connecting Creativity and Motivation Research with End Users
Lab to Learner
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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