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  2. Reversal theory - Wikipedia

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    Reversal theory is a structural, phenomenological theory of personality, motivation, and emotion in the field of psychology. [1] It focuses on the dynamic qualities of normal human experience to describe how a person regularly reverses between psychological states, reflecting their motivational style, the meaning they attach to a situation at a given time, and the emotions they experience.

  3. Apathy - Wikipedia

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    Apathy, also referred to as indifference, is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern about something.It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, or passion.

  4. Two-factor theory - Wikipedia

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    Low hygiene + low motivation: This is the worst situation where employees are not motivated and have many complaints. Unlike Maslow , who offered little data to support his ideas, Herzberg and others have presented considerable empirical evidence to confirm the motivation-hygiene theory, although their work has been criticized on methodological ...

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Motivated reasoning – Using emotionally-biased reasoning to produce justifications or make decisions; Observational error, also known as Systematic bias – Difference between a measured value of a quantity and its true value; Outline of public relations – Overview of and topical guide to public relations

  6. Asociality - Wikipedia

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    Asociality refers to the lack of motivation to engage in social interaction, or a preference for solitary activities.Asociality may be associated with avolition, but it can, moreover, be a manifestation of limited opportunities for social relationships. [1]

  7. Cynicism (contemporary) - Wikipedia

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    Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of others. [1] A cynic may have a general lack of faith or hope in people motivated by ambition, desire, greed, gratification, materialism, goals, and opinions that a cynic perceives as vain, unobtainable, or ultimately meaningless.

  8. Reactance (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Use of a "respectful, reflective approach" described in motivational interviewing and applied as motivational enhancement therapy, rather than by argumentation, the accusation of "being in denial", and direct confrontations, lead to the motivation to change and avoid the resistance and denial, or reactance, elicited by strong direct confrontation.

  9. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Motivation is an internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior. It is often understood as a force that explains why people or animals ...