Catalyst vs. Motivation — What's the Difference?

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change

Motivation is what explains why people or animals initiate, continue or terminate a certain behavior at a particular time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.

(Chemistry) A substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.

The act or process of motivating

One that precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences

The state of being motivated; having a desire or willingness to act

(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.

Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal

Something that encourages progress or change.

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

(literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.

The action of motivating.

(automotive) A catalytic converter.

Something which motivates.

(fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).

An incentive or reason for doing something.

A substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected; as, thousands of enzymes serve in concert as calaysts to produce the sequence of reactions we call "life"; the industrial production of cheap ammonia depended on finding a good catalyst.

(advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Something that serves as a precipitating occasion for an event; as, the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country.

The act or process of motivating.

Something or someone that causes events to happen with itself being changed.

The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.

Something that causes an important event to happen;

The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

The condition of being motivated;

The act of motivating; providing incentive