motivation

inner state causing goal-directed behavior
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motivation

Summary

motivation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,108 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • motivation is a type of emotion[2].
  • motivation is a type of cause[3].
  • motivation is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • motivation's Commons category is recorded as Motivation[5].
  • motivation's has cause is recorded as need[6].
  • motivation's has cause is recorded as instinct[7].
  • motivation's has cause is recorded as arousal[8].
  • motivation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motivation[9].
  • motivation's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[10].
  • motivation's has contributing factor is recorded as instinct[11].
  • motivation's has contributing factor is recorded as reason[12].
  • motivation's hashtag is recorded as motivation[13].
  • motivation's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[14].
  • motivation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include emotion[2] and cause[3].

Use and Application

motivation is part of psychological terminology[4].

Why It Matters

motivation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,108 views/month).[1] motivation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] motivation is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0007714-motivace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0007714-motivace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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