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DEFINE MOTIVATION

"Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge."

Below you can see the definition of motivation by different authors: -

“Motivation is defined as the performance of an activity because it is perceived to be instrumental in achieving valued outcomes” (Teo, Lim, & Lai, 1999).

“Motivation is defined as the power that triggers action that follows” (Cheng, & Cheng, 2012).

Furthermore, “Motivation can be defined as everything that drives and sustains human behavior” (Gard, 2001).
“Motivation may be defined as the degree to which individuals commit effort to achieve goals that they perceive as being meaningful and worthwhile”
"Motivation can be defined as the desire to achieve some” goal (Hays, & Hill, 2001).

Additionally,

“Motivation is generally viewed as a process through which an individual’s needs and desires are set in motion” (Rakes, & Dunn, 2010).

“Motivation is the process whereby goal‐directed activity is instigated and sustained” (Pintrich, & Schunk, 1996).

“Motivation is defined as the inner urge that moves or prompts” (Resnick, 2007).

In furtherance, “Motivation is self-focused” (Bowman, 2007).

Also, “Motivation is what moves us to act” (McDonough, 2007).

“Motivation is generally more internally or more extrinsically oriented” (Mata, Silva, Vieira, Carraça, Andrade, Coutinho, et al, 2009).

“Motivation is the ‘want-to’ component of individuals’ actions” (King, & Teo, 2012)

In continuation, “Motivation is an inner drive” (Locke & Baum, 2006).

“Motivation is level of effort” (Pew, 2007).

“Motivation is dependent on 3 psychological processes: arousal, direction and intensity” (Curral, L., & Marques-Quinteiro, 2009).

my beautiful definition is this 

 “Motivation is generally considered to be an internal state that initiates and maintains goal directed behavior” (Mayer, 2011).


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