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orality n. in psychoanalytic theory, the oral factor in eroticism or neurosis, ranging from pleasure in biting, sucking, smoking, or oral sex to such habits as speech-making, overeating, and alcoholism.
February 22nd 2025
incentive motivation 1. in Hull’s mathematico-deductive theory of learning, an inducement, such as the expectation of a reward or punishment, that serves as an intervening variable or mediator to influence response strength. See also stimulus-intensity dynamism. 2. more generally, any motivation induced by a positive reinforcer.