Sentence examples for motivation and avoidance from inspiring English sources
Two cognitive functions were tested with the Erasmus Ladder: motivation and avoidance behavior.
Instead, motivation and avoidance behavior were not compromised in any of the mutants during the Erasmus Ladder task.
When we test mice for locomotion impairments on the Erasmus Ladder, we can also assess various cognitive parameters, such as those related to motivation and avoidance.
The variables used to assess motivation and avoidance behavior were the percentages of trials during which a mouse used/needed either light or strong tailwind stimuli to initiate walking on the ladder.
To study unperturbed locomotion patterns, locomotion adaptation when crossing obstacles, interlimb coordination as well as cognitive parameters of motivation and avoidance, we subjected four different cell type-specific mutant mouse lines including Pcd, L7-Pp2b mice, L7-Δγ2 mice and α6-Cacna1a mice to the Erasmus Ladder task.
Results revealed: (a) positive-approach motivation is consistently related to both RWA and SDO, with little contribution from negative-avoidance motivation; and (b) negative-avoidance motivation played a part in Need for Cognition (negatively related) and Need for Closure (positively related).
Individuals reporting higher proportion of concerns related to drug and alcohol use tend to report greater motivation for prevention and avoidance of problems (r =.30) as well as orientation toward achievement (r =.50) and problem solving (r =.30).
Integrating the "classic" and "contemporary" approaches to achievement motivation: A hierarchical model of approach and avoidance achievement motivation.
Different from animal tasks that do not involve actual threat (such as EPM or OT), in our task both approach and avoidance motivation were constant over successive trials, so as to avoid habituation.
Our findings are consistent with broader literature on anxiety and avoidance motivation.
Table 4 displays correlation coefficients between measures of self-reported and automatic approach and avoidance motivation, and individual differences in recent alcohol consumption.
