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... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > understanding and assessing individual differences > motivational traits

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motivational traits  

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  • Motivation refers to an internal set of nonability processes that channel, energize, and sustain behavior over time. Motivation influences the direction (i.e., choice of activities), intensity (i.e., amount of effort), and persistence (i.e., duration of effort) of an individual's behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Motivational Traits]

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