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To review theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence regarding how potential motivation and task difficulty jointly determine motivational arousal and intended effort.

January 1, 1989Annual Review of PsychologyOpen Access

The Intensity of Motivation

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JBJack W. BrehmUniversity of Kansas ESElizabeth A. SelfNashville Oncology Associates

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Theoretical review reveals how potential motivation and task difficulty shape cardiovascular reactivity, suggesting physiological effort adapts dynamically to perceived demands.

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To review theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence regarding how potential motivation and task difficulty jointly determine motivational arousal and intended effort.
Narrative synthesis of experimental literature assessing physiological and behavioral markers of motivation intensity.
Evaluation of studies measuring cardiovascular reactivity, intended effort, behavioral outcomes, and subjective appraisals under varying difficulty levels.
Cardiovascular reactivity reflects the mobilization of effort proportional to task difficulty up to the limit of potential motivation.
Behavioral performance and intended effort decline when task difficulty exceeds perceived capacity or the value of success.
Subjective appraisals of task demands and incentive value interact to modulate autonomic physiological responses.

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Brehm et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd286b18019853544904a6 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ps.40.020189.000545

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Theoretical review reveals how potential motivation and task difficulty shape cardiovascular reactivity, suggesting physiological effort adapts dynamically to perceived demands.

The Intensity of Motivation

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