Motivation Reconsidered: The Concept of Competence

In this classic critique on motivation first published in 1959 the author attempts a conceptualization in which he "gathers up" notable omissions from drive theory. To do this he introduces the concept of competence which he employs in its broad biological sense, and in doing so is able to examine relevant trends of thought in several areas of psychology.

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