What's in a goal? the role of motivational relevance in cognition and action

Baruch Eitam; E. Tory Higgins

doi:10.1017/S0140525X13002008

What's in a goal? the role of motivational relevance in cognition and action

Baruch Eitam, E. Tory Higgins

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

We argue that it is possible to go beyond the selfish goal metaphor and make an even stronger case for the role of unconscious motivation in cognition and action. Through the relevance of a representation (ROAR) framework, we describe how not only value motivation, which relates to selfish goals, but also truth motivation and control motivation impact cognition and action.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-142
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13002008
State	Published - Apr 2014

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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