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| motive definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | cause for action | 31 sets | |
| 2 | an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way | 17 sets | |
| 3 | a reason for doing something | 15 sets | |
| 4 | reason for doing something | 10 sets | |
| 5 | a reason or an emotion that makes one act in a certain way | 9 sets | |
| 6 | the reason a person commits a crime | 7 sets | |
| 7 | reason | 7 sets | |
| 8 | motiv | 6 sets | |
| 9 | a driving force that causes a person to take action to satisfy specific needs | 6 sets | |
| 10 | inner directing force; specific need or desire; arouses individual and directs behavior; ex. hunger, thirst, achievement; can be environmental cues | 6 sets | |
| 11 | the reason for an action | 6 sets | |
| 12 | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal | 5 sets | |
| 13 | n. cause for action | 4 sets | |
| 14 | the reason for doing something | 4 sets | |
| 15 | the reason that a character does something | 4 sets | |
| 16 | a short melodic or rhythmic idea used as a building block in composing a musical work | 4 sets | |
| 17 | a specific (usually internal) condition, usually involving some form of arousal, which directs an organism's behavior toward a goal. | 4 sets | |
| 18 | internal states that provide direction for one's behaviors. | 3 sets | |
| 19 | (행동의)동기 | 3 sets | |
| 20 | a reason for an action | 3 sets | |
| 21 | מניע | 3 sets | |
| 22 | מניע, גורם | 3 sets | |
| 23 | a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech | 3 sets | |
| 24 | 动机 | 3 sets | |
| 25 | a stimulus that moves a person to behave in ways designed to accomplish a specific goal | 3 sets | |
| 26 | something that causes a person to act | 3 sets | |
| 27 | a need or want that causes someone to act | 3 sets | |
| 28 | the reason why a person does something | 2 sets | |
| 29 | purpose for acting | 2 sets | |
| 30 | اَنگیزه | 2 sets | |
| 31 | an inner drive or impulse that causes a person to act in a certain way | 2 sets | |
| 32 | a short melodic or rhythmic pattern | 2 sets | |
| 33 | a need or belief that causes a person to do something | 2 sets | |
| 34 | a short musical idea that is a unifying element in a musical work | 2 sets | |
| 35 | the reason why or basis for a character's behavior | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the smallest identifiable musical idea. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech. | 2 sets | |
| 38 | reason for something | 2 sets | |
| 39 | smallest fragment of a musical theme | 2 sets | |
| 40 | an internal mechanism that selects and directs behavior | 2 sets | |