ABSTRACT

The question of motivation in psychology is the fundamental problem of why organisms behave. In this book, originally published in 1975, various theoretical approaches – based on biological needs or on the way we perceive ourselves and our environment – are described and discussed, together with their supporting evidence, and the underlying relations between them are made clear.

chapter |13 pages

Instinct

chapter |23 pages

Drive theory

chapter |4 pages

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