AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLICATE THE CONCEPT OF MOTIVE

Ball, Georgy

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S0205-95920000617-5-1

DOI

10.31857/S20000617-5-1

Publication type

Article

Status

Published

Authors

Georgy Ball

Abstract

The author attempts to offer such an interpretation of the concept of motive which: (a) would be clear enough; (b) would help to relate it with other psychological concepts; (c) would include constructive aspects of its existing interpretations; (d) would embrace various objects considered as motives in the practical and theoretical psychology. With these requirements in mind, the author postulates the following essential properties of a motive: (1) it takes part in the causal determination of human action; (2) it is relatively stable; (3) it is a mental unit; (4) it is an intentional (relating to a definite object) unit, though may be unconscious. So, a motive as a relatively stable mental cause of actions. The author tries to overcome the shortcomings of this definition by relying on the concept of model, in its broadest interpretation.

Keywords

Мotive, subjective need, objective need, action, activity, intentionality, model, goal model, incentive goal model.

Date of publication

03.07.2004

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504

References

GOST	Ball G. AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLICATE THE CONCEPT OF MOTIVE // Psikhologicheskii zhurnal. – 2004. – V. 25. – Issue 4 C. 56-65 .
MLA	Ball, Georgy "AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLICATE THE CONCEPT OF MOTIVE." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal. 25.4 (2004).:56-65.
APA	Ball G. (2004). AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLICATE THE CONCEPT OF MOTIVE. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal. vol. 25, no. 4, pp.56-65

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