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Motivated behaviours are those which are internally stimulated, and sustained, with a peremptory qualification for completion. They should be thought of in terms of psychological structural mechanisms with a quantitative factor. Termination of motivated behaviour is not conceived of in terms of discharge, but in terms of feedback of appropriate stimulation for inhibition of the primary stimulation. Motivated behaviour shows aim or purpose and homes in selectively on objects in the environment which are peculiarly fitted to provide appropriate terminating stimulation. Qualitative distinctions between motives are not seen in terms of different types of
energy, but are made in terms of the internal source and its structural specifications for feedback (implying a certain range of objects). Secondary distinctions may be made in terms of the pathways making up the feedback loop.