motivation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

motive, from the Latin verb moveō (“‘(I) move’”), + -ation

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

motivation (plural motivations)

1. Willingness of action esp. in behavior
2. The action of motivating.
3. Something which motivates.
4. An incentive or reason for doing something.
5. (advertising) a research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

   The motivation scores showed that 65% of people wanted to visit our website to learn more about the offer after watching the commercial.

[edit] Derived terms

• intrinsic motivation
• extrinsic motivation

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• (advertising, research rating that measures how a commercial affect consumer intention): The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

motiver +‎ -ation

[edit] Noun

motivation

1. motivation

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Declination for motivation	Singular		Uncountable
Common	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	motivation	motivationen
Genitive	motivations	motivationens

motivation c.

1. motivation; willingness of action