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Paper Title

Motivation needs cognition but is not just about cognition

Authors

Roy F. Baumeister
Roy F. Baumeister
André Nathalie
André Nathalie

Keywords

  • Motivation
  • Cognition
  • Computational Processes
  • Motivation Theory
  • Rewards
  • Sexual Desire
  • Rewarding Information
  • Motivation-Cognition Interface
  • Cognitive Processes
  • Motivational Processes
  • Reward Systems
  • Desire and Motivation
  • Motivation Mechanisms
  • Cognitive-Motivational Interaction
  • Motivation Theories
  • Behavioral Motivation

Article Type

Research Article

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Issue

Volume : 48 | Page No : e28

Published On

January, 2025

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Abstract

Murayama and Jach offer valuable suggestions for how to integrate computational processes into motivation theory, but these processes cannot do away with motivation altogether. Rewards are only rewarding because people want and like them – that is, because of motivation. Sexual desire is not primarily a quest for rewarding information. Elucidating the interface between motivation and cognition seems a promising way forward.

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