动机是各种行为、活动的直接推动力,创造活动是人类活动的一种,和所有活动一样,需要创造动机的激发和维持。创造动机是人类诸多动机中的一种动机,由于它是人类独有的,又具有深刻的社会性,所以它最能体现人的本质。创造动机从何而来一直是心理学研究者们争论的焦点,许多心理学家从各自的学派立场出发,对此问题进行了研究,提出了不同的理论观点。但就世界范围来说,对创造动机的研究却十分薄弱。 Motivation is the direct driving force of various behaviors and activities. Creating activities is a kind of human activities. Like all activities, motivation is needed to stimulate and maintain motivation. Motivation is one of the many motives of mankind. Because it is unique to mankind and profoundly social, it can best reflect the essence of human beings. It has always been the focus of controversy among psychologists since the creation of motivation. Many psychologists have studied this issue from different schools and put forward different theoretical opinions. But on a world-wide basis, the research on motivation is very weak.