Incentives: in psychology, incentives are stimuli that motivate individuals to engage in specific behaviors. These can be positive, such as rewards or benefits, or negative, like the avoidance of punishment. See also Decision-making processes, Motivation, Behavior, Social behavior, Stimuli._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |