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Motivation and action /

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Main Author: Heckhausen, Jutta, 1957-
Other Authors: Heckhausen, Heinz
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the German.
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Motivation (Psychology)
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Motivation and action: introduction and overview
  • Historical trends in motivation research
  • Trait theories of motivation
  • Situational determinants of behavior
  • Motivation as a function of expectancy and incentive
  • Achievement motivation
  • Social bonding: affiliation motivation and intimacy motivation
  • Power motivation
  • Implicit and explicit motives
  • Biopsychological aspects of motivation
  • Motivation and volition in the course of action
  • Individual differences in self-regulation
  • Intrinsic motivation and flow
  • Causal attribution of behavior and achievement
  • Motivation and development.