Drive reduction theory, developed by Clark Hull in 1943, is a major theory of motivation in the behaviorist learning theory tradition. "Drive" is defined...

to achieve and the needs, drives, and desires that influence their behavior. Content theories contrast with process theories, which examine the cognitive...

position known as the fitting-attitude theory of value. The buck-passing account, a closely related reductive view, argues that a thing is valuable if...

two places Drive theory, a diverse set of motivational theories in psychology Drive reduction theory (learning theory), a theory of learning and motivation...

proposes that the motivation for cognitive dissonance reduction is related to an organism's active drive for reducing prediction error. Moreover, it proposes...

social and cognitive drives. The theory suggests that perceptual and cognitive processing are directed and modulated by these drives, which allow the autonomous...

hard drive and active when it runs in memory. The field is related to systems thinking, machine logic, and systems engineering. Systems theory is manifest...

Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition...

foundations of social cognitive theory come from Edwin B. Holt and Harold Chapman Brown's 1931 work Animal Drive and the Learning Process, an essay toward radical...

intrinsic reasons such as joy of learning. Expectancy-value theory Attribution theory Goal setting Self-determination theory Identity based motivation Core...

literature on self-regulated learning covers a broad variety of theoretical perspectives and concepts such as control theory, self-efficacy, action regulation...

reduction in perceived heterosocial anxiety resulted in a significantly greater number of dates among subjects 6 months later. Self-perception theory...

biodiversity at every level of biological organisation. The scientific theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by two British...

necessary for instrumental learning. These were drive, cue, response and reward and were based on Hull's drive reduction theory of learning. They used a similar...

applicable to classical deep learning and vice versa. Furthermore, researchers investigate more abstract notions of learning theory with respect to quantum...

and Machine Learning. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-31073-2. Vapnik VN, Vapnik VN (1998). The nature of statistical learning theory (Corrected 2nd...

those which may not be physical or chemical. Varied forms of vitalist theories were held in former times and they are now considered pseudoscientific...

Theories on the causes of poverty are the foundation upon which poverty reduction strategies are based. While in developed nations poverty is often seen...

Behavior and Learning, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press. "Classical and Operant Conditioning - Behaviorist Theories". Learning Theories. 19 June 2015...

In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their...

Curiosity-drive theory posits undesirable experiences of "uncertainty" and "ambiguity". The reduction of these unpleasant feelings is rewarding. This theory suggests...

that drive agent behaviour are intrinsically derived rather than externally imposed and must be learnt from the environment. Reinforcement learning is agnostic...

prevention or reduction measures can be devised to increase the effort required to commit the crime, such as target hardening. Rational choice theories also suggest...

often memorable when people are engaged and in the moment. Uncertainty reduction theory, developed in 1975, comes from the socio-psychological perspective...

combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning and teaching. When referred to with its abbreviation,...

of the learning organization. Organizational learning is related to the studies of organizational theory, organizational communication, organizational...

extends a previous approach using game theory. Reinforcement learning Supervised learning Inverse reinforcement learning Hussein, Ahmed; Gaber, Mohamed Medhat;...

and the result is a muted overall drive. Despite its flaws, Goal-setting Theory is arguably the most dominant theory in the field of I–O psychology; over...

labour will drive a wedge in the relative value of the good. Due to his criticisms of the Labour Theory of Value George Stigler called his theory a "93% labor...

acceptably safe reduction of overall decompression time for a given saturation depth and gas mixture. It is important that any theory be validated by...