The phrase "action motive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the reasons or motivations behind a person's actions, particularly in psychology or criminology.
Example: "The detective was keen to understand the action motive behind the suspect's behavior during the crime."
Alternatives: "driving force" or "motivational factor".
Sinn summarized the system thus: "To each important character, to each important action, motive or idea, and to each important object (Siegmund's sword, for example), was attached a suggestive musical theme.
As you publish more and more letters from supporters of Senator John Kerry attacking every possible action, motive and shortcoming of President Bush, it indicates to me that their hysteria presages Mr. Bush's re-election victory.
Dewey rejected the sharp distinction between character and action, motive and consequence, that this picture presupposes.
This requires abstracting from or ignoring the particular reference to this sailor or that storm; it requires that I operate upon general notions of actions, motive, preference, strength of desires, choice and so on.
We are not victims, and if we are willing to take rigorous inventory of our actions, motives and true intentions then we (99%), will not be caught in between a rock and a hard place, the next time.
The new techniques of elucidating and elaborating material, developed by romance writers in the 12th century, produced a method whereby actions, motives, states of mind, were scrutinized and debated.
His interpretation of history was based on the assumption of ordinary actions, motives, and causes, with no sympathy for theological interpretations of the past.
A CTO should not only be a team-player who has the ability to understand the actions, motives, and perspectives of the core stakeholders but also a good individual player who is able to take responsibility and bring his or her own vision into the team.
His deep withdrawal from public view after the trial did not stop the endless swirl of malicious questions about his actions, motives, and alleged perversion.
Transparency -- Including exposure and openness about one's actions, motives and agenda rather than seeking to hide or obfuscate, and embracing the positive impact of transparency, which is increasingly transforming public and private life, as Nicholas Kristof recently described in the New York Times.
Hence, if you are motivated to avoid impulsive action, that motive might lead you to deliberate, and your deliberation might, in turn, lead you to do something better than you would have done had you not deliberated.
