Money and motivational activation

Money and motivational activation

Different aspects of people's interactions with money are best conceptualized using the drug and tool theories. The key question is when these models of money are most likely to guide behavior. We suggest that the Drug Theory characterizes motivationally active uses of money and that the Tool T...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2006-04, Vol.29 (2), p.190-190
Hauptverfasser: Markman, Arthur B., Blok, Serge, Dennis, John, Goldwater, Micah, Kim, Kyungil, Laux, Jeff, Narvaez, Lisa, Rein, Jon
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Different aspects of people's interactions with money are best conceptualized using the drug and tool theories. The key question is when these models of money are most likely to guide behavior. We suggest that the Drug Theory characterizes motivationally active uses of money and that the Tool Theory characterizes behavior in motivationally cool situations.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X06389042