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theory of character

defensive motivation

PL
motywacja defensywna
中文
防御性动机 (draft)

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Definition

Defensive motivation is motivation in which the action of the homeostat blocks the decision.

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Original:

Motywacja defensywna jest to motywacja, w której działanie homeostatu blokuje decyzję.

— Marian Mazur, Cybernetyka i charakter, PIW, 1976, p. 205

Summary of the book: Cybernetyka i charakter

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Source sentence containing the definition (translation; Polish original below), p. 205:

Defensive motivation is motivation in which the action of the homeostat blocks the decision.

Machine translation, under review (draft)

Original:

Motywacja defensywna jest to motywacja, w której działanie homeostatu blokuje decyzję.

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