Abstract
The human being is a marvellous organism capable of performing a wide range of behaviours such as perceiving, remembering, learning, problem-solving, etc. Yet none of this will be done without motivation. The uses to which a human being puts his capabilities depend on his drives, needs, desires, loves, hates, fears, etc. Motivation impels or goads him into activity.
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Further Reading
Deci, E.L. and Ryan, R.M. (1985). Intrinsic Motivation and Self Determination in Human Behaviour (New York: Plenum Press)
Jung, J. (1978). Understanding Human Motivation (New York: Macmillan)
McClelland, D. (1988). Human Motivation (Cambridge: CUP)
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Weiner, B. (1980). Human Motivation (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
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(1991). Motivation. In: Essential Psychology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-30665-0_7
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