TY - JOUR
AU1 - Solomon, Richard L.
AU2 - Corbit, John D.
AB - Describes a new theory of motivation and its applications to addiction and aversion. It assumes that many hedonic, affective, or emotional states are automatically opposed by CNS mechanisms which reduce the intensity of hedonic feelings, both pleasant and aversive. Opponent processes for most hedonic states are strengthened by use and weakened by disuse. These assumptions lead to deductions of many known facts about acquired motivation. The theory also suggests several new lines of research on motivation. It argues that the establishment of some types of acquired motivation does not depend on conditioning and is nonassociative in nature. Relationships between conditioning processes and postulated opponent processes are discussed. It is argued that the data on several types of acquired motivation, arising from either pleasurable or aversive stimulation, can be fruitfully reorganized and understood within the framework provided by the opponent-process model. (34 ref)
TI - An opponent-process theory of motivation: I. Temporal dynamics of affect
JF - Psychological Review
DO - 10.1037/h0036128
DA - 1974-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/an-opponent-process-theory-of-motivation-i-temporal-dynamics-of-affect-Dp2vh9cY0d
SP - 119
EP - 145
VL - 81
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -