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Content theory
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McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
ERG theory
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory (Two-factor theory)
Need theory
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Sex, Hedonism, and Evolution
Self-determination theory
"16 basic desires" theory
Natural theories
Self-management through teamwork
Wage incentives
Autonomy: increased motivation for autonomous tasks
Rational motivations
Incentive theories: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Flow theory
Behaviorist theories
Classical and operant conditioning
Incentive motivation
Motivating operations
Motivation and psychotherapy
Socio-cultural theory
Push and pull
Push
Pull
Self-control
Drives
Drive-reduction theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
Temporal motivation theory
Achievement motivation
Cognitive theories
Goal-setting theory
Expectancy theory
Procrastination
Models of behavior change
Thematic apperception test
Attribution theory
Approach versus avoidance
Conditioned taste aversion.
Unconscious Motivation
Priming
Conscious Motivation
Mental Fatigue
Learned Industriousness
Reversal Theory
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Notes
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Content theory is a subset of motivational theories that try to define what motivates people. Content theories of motivation often describe a system of needs that motivate peoples' actions. While process theories of motivation attempt to explain how and why our motivations affect our behaviors, content theories of motivation attempt to define what those motives or needs are. Content theory includes the work of David McClelland, Abraham Maslow and other psychologists. Contents
1 McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
2 ERG theory
3 Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory (Two-factor theory)
4 Need theory
5 Maslow's hierarchy of needs
6 Sex, Hedonism, and Evolution
7 Self-determination theory
8 "16 basic desires" theory
9 Natural theories
9.1 Self-management through teamwork
9.2 Wage incentives
9.3 Autonomy: increased motivation for autonomous tasks
10 Rational motivations
11 Incentive theories: