The Association of EEG Parameters Observed in Task Performance with Dominance of Motivation of Goal Attainment

Students (N = 70) were tested for motivation in choosing a profession, namely, for dominance of the subjective value or the attainability of the profession. Dominance of the subjective value showed negative correlations with EEG amplitude characteristics in the low-frequency band and positive correlations in the high-frequency band and, on this evidence, was considered to be associated with processes of brain activation. It was concluded that the motivational factor of the value of a profession is mostly influenced by individual features of temperament, which manifest themselves, in particular, in the general ergicity. The factor of attainability is negatively affected by certain features of the nervous system, especially by the general ergicity.