| incentive definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a positive motivational influence | 47 sets |
| 2 | a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action | 47 sets |
| 3 | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity | 36 sets |
| 4 | motive | 32 sets |
| 5 | something that induces a person to act | 30 sets |
| 6 | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior | 27 sets |
| 7 | a reason for doing something | 23 sets |
| 8 | an expectation that encourages people to behave in a certain way | 21 sets |
| 9 | (n.) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action | 15 sets |
| 10 | motivation; encouragement | 14 sets |
| 11 | motivation | 13 sets |
| 12 | encouragement | 12 sets |
| 13 | an external stimulus that tends to encourage behavior | 11 sets |
| 14 | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. | 11 sets |
| 15 | spur; motive | 11 sets |
| 16 | (n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action | 9 sets |
| 17 | something that leads people to follow a certain course of action | 8 sets |
| 18 | something of value one cannot get without joining an organization | 8 sets |
| 19 | n. that which moves the mind or inflames the passions. | 8 sets |
| 20 | external stimulus that motivates behavior; do not need to be aware of it to happen; does not have to be primary or an active, cognitive secondary drive; ex. bakery, impulse buys, advertisements, krispy kreme | 7 sets |
| 21 | something that makes a person want to try or work harder | 7 sets |
| 22 | n. a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action | 6 sets |
| 23 | something that encourages or motivates a person to take action | 6 sets |
| 24 | motivation; encouragement; motivating; encouraging | 6 sets |
| 25 | a reason for doing something, something that stimulates action | 6 sets |
| 26 | anreiz | 6 sets |
| 27 | something that incites to action | 5 sets |
| 28 | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. (myers psychology 8e p. 471) | 5 sets |
| 29 | that which moves the mind or inflames the passions. | 5 sets |
| 30 | motivation, encouragement | 5 sets |
| 31 | anything that offers rewards to people who change their behavior | 5 sets |
| 32 | (n) a reason for doing something; something that simulates action | 5 sets |
| 33 | reason for doing something | 5 sets |
| 34 | inducement | 4 sets |
| 35 | n. motivation; encouragement; adj. motivating; encouraging | 4 sets |
| 36 | something of value one cannot get without joining an organization. | 4 sets |
| 37 | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behaviour | 4 sets |
| 38 | something that makes a person want to try to work harder | 4 sets |
| 39 | a reason to do something | 4 sets |
| 40 | curb, cheek, restraint, hindrance | 4 sets |