How does motivation affect civility in disputes?

Motivation is like the reason why you want to win a race, it affects how nicely or roughly you play the game.

Motivation is what pushes people to act in certain ways during disputes, which are like disagreements between friends over who gets the last cookie. If someone is really excited about winning (like they need that cookie badly), they might shout, push, or even take the cookie without asking, this is less civil.

But if someone just wants to have a fair game and share the cookies nicely, they’ll talk it out, maybe split the cookie in half, this is more civil.

Think of motivation like the juice you drink before a race. If you're super thirsty and the juice is extra sweet, you might run faster, but if you're not that excited about the race, you’ll just walk slowly and maybe even let your friend win.

In disputes, when people are motivated to get what they want quickly, they might act like a grumpy bear who doesn’t want to share. But if they’re motivated to be friends or keep things peaceful, they act more like calm dolphins swimming together, smooth and friendly. Motivation is like the reason why you want to win a race, it affects how nicely or roughly you play the game.

Motivation is what pushes people to act in certain ways during disputes, which are like disagreements between friends over who gets the last cookie. If someone is really excited about winning (like they need that cookie badly), they might shout, push, or even take the cookie without asking, this is less civil.

But if someone just wants to have a fair game and share the cookies nicely, they’ll talk it out, maybe split the cookie in half, this is more civil.