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MOTIVATIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does motivational mean?
• MOTIVATIONAL (adjective)
The adjective MOTIVATIONAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to motivation
Familiarity information: MOTIVATIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to motivation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
motivation (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior)
Derivation:
motivation (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior)
motivation (the act of motivating; providing incentive)
motivation (the condition of being motivated)
Context examples
A benefit, consideration, or positive motivational influence, financial or otherwise, given to induce a specific action.
(Incentive, NCI Thesaurus)
The motivational and/or affective state of annoyance resulting from being blocked, thwarted, disappointed or defeated.
(Frustration, NCI Thesaurus)
Regulatory focus suggests that there are fundamental motivational differences among people, with two aspects—promotion and prevention—guiding behaviour.
(People with Positive Attitude More Likely to Eat Healthily, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Researchers examined the motivational role of a theory called regulatory focus on consumers' involvement in nutrition, that is, the time and effort they put in to finding out about nutrition and seeking out nutritious food.
(People with Positive Attitude More Likely to Eat Healthily, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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