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What is meant by the terms ‘motivation’ and ‘emotion’? How do we distinguish between them and what is their relationship? If we assign both processes to animals, we need to ask about their emergence in evolution. Do we require both concepts or can we subsume one under the other?
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Toates, F.M. (1988). Motivation and Emotion from a Biological Perspective. In: Hamilton, V., Bower, G.H., Frijda, N.H. (eds) Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion and Motivation. NATO ASI Series, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2792-6_1
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