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MeSH Heading: Motivation
Tree Number(s): F01.658; F01.752.543.500.750
Unique ID: D009042
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009042
Annotation: human & animal
Scope Note: Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.
Entry Term(s): Disincentives; Expectations; Incentives
See Also: Cognitive Dissonance; Intention; Libido
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/27

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Motivation MeSH Descriptor Data 2023