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Mental computational processes have always been an integral part of motivation science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2025

Michael Richter Open the ORCID record for Michael Richter [Opens in a new window]  and
Guido H. E. Gendolla Open the ORCID record for Guido H. E. Gendolla [Opens in a new window]
Michael Richter*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health, Effort Lab, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK m.richter@ljmu.ac.uk www.effortlab.website
Guido H. E. Gendolla
Affiliation:
Geneva Motivation Lab, FPSE, Section of Psychology & Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland guido.gendolla@unige.ch www.unige.ch/motivation
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Abstract

Some constructs in motivation science are certainly underdeveloped and some motivation researchers may work with underspecified constructs, as suggested by Murayama and Jach (M&J). However, this is not indicative of a general problem in motivation science. Many motivation theories focus on specific mechanisms underlying motivated behavior and thus have already adopted the computational process perspective that M&J call for.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e41
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