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motivational intensity theory: a standalone construct

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Motivation science

the theory that effort mobilized for a task tracks its difficulty up to the point of maximum justified effort, beyond which people disengage.

In motivation science, motivational intensity theory refers to the theory that effort mobilized for a task tracks its difficulty up to the point of maximum justified effort, beyond which people disengage. This meaning comes from Brehm (1989) in Annual Review of Psychology.[1]

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difficulty3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs effort2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs intensity4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Brehm, J. W., & Self, E. A. (1989). The Intensity of Motivation. Annual Review of Psychology, 40(1), 109-131. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ps.40.020189.000545

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