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Savremeno poimanje motivacije
Modern Understanding of Motivation

Author(s): Muhamed Škrgić
Subject(s): Philosophy of Mind, Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism, Social Theory
Published by: Pedagoški fakultet Univerziteta u Bihaću
Keywords: human behavior; motives; motivation; pedagogy; sociology; philosophy;

Summary/Abstract: Interest in human behaviour and inner force of such conditions can be traced back to the ancients. General development in science, especially development of fields interested in human psyche (philosophy, pedagogy, sociology, psychology, law, etc.) led to new scientific disciplines. Scientific disciplines developed in this way are oriented towards motivation and give motivation central position in science. Motivation is a social behaviour and psychological function that makes every individual special. Identical motives are not alike if applied to humans and cannot be repeated over and over again. Motivation initiates human activity, leads it to certain objects, determines behaviour which is then connected into a coherent whole. Motivation is also a process of initiating human psyche to certain activity in order to reach a goal. Inner forces within this process are called motives (Latin: movare – move). Basic principles of motives are needs which can be physical, psychological or social. Primarily we are dealing with biological motives (e.g. hunger, thirst, etc.). Absence of such elements causes disfunction of human organism. On the other hand, social motives are usually in close connection to other people (e.g. security, achievement, social needs, etc.)

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 71-73
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Bosnian