A grand theory of motivation: Why not?
- Authors
- Reeve, Johnmarshall
- Issue Date
- 2월-2016
- Publisher
- SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
- Keywords
- Grand theory; Mini-theories; Motivation; Emotion
- Citation
- MOTIVATION AND EMOTION, v.40, no.1, pp.31 - 35
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 31
- End Page
- 35
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/89686
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11031-015-9538-2
- ISSN
- 0146-7239
- Abstract
- Baumeister asks what a grand theory of motivation might look like, and he identifies the key problems, challenges, and opportunities that need to be considered in its pursuit. I address four of these challenges-how to define motivation, whether motivation is a state or a trait, the primacy of motivation in psychology, and the necessity to not only manage motivational conflict but also to vitalize motivational assets. I focus primarily, however, on the key obstacle that prevents a grand theory-our non-shared assumptions about the nature and dynamics of motivation. I suggest we capitalize on new advances in statistics, methodology, and technology to test what used to be untestable assumptions about motivation. Shared assumptions are necessary for a coherent science, and only a coherent science is capable of constructing a general theory.
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