Motivation for learning and performance /
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| Language: | English |
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San Diego, CA :
Academic Press, an imprint og Elsevier,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Motivation for Learning and Performance; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. The framework of human motivation; 1 Underpinnings: Five foundational doctrines of motivational science; Introduction; Principle #1-Motivational inequality is a measurable reality; Principle #2-Motivation can be defined, but not universally; Principle #3-There is no such thing as being unmotivated; Principle #4-Behavior ` motivation, and there are no "motivational" types; Principle #5-Individuals may not recognize or understand their own motives; Chapter summary/conclusions
- Assess your basic knowledgeNext steps; End of chapter motivational minute; References; 2 Contentious issues: How evidence refutes motivational misconceptions; Principle #6-Motivational beliefs differ from motivational knowledge; Principle #7-Motivational evidence can only answer certain questions; Principle #8-Motivation is related to learning and performance but causality is an uncertainty; Principle #9-Motivation is subordinate to character and personality; Principle #10-Motivation is the responsibility of leaders and can be taught
- Principle #11-Theoretically, motivated behavior operates on a continuumPrinciple #12-Optimal motivation is obtainable; Chapter summary/conclusions; Next steps; End of chapter motivational minute; References; 3 The biopsychology of motivation: Using evidence from neurology and endocrinology to understand motivated behavior; Principle #13-Neurological/endocrinological evidence informs or refutes behavioral evidence; Principle #14-Neurological/endocrinological inferences are multi-dimensional; Principle #15-The brain is a perceptual filter influencing subjective reality
- Principle #16-Neurological system organization facilitates or inhibits actionPrinciple #17-Power and social dominance displays mimic sympathetic nervous system activation; Principle #18-Displays of affiliation mimic parasympathetic nervous system activation; Principle #19-Achievement and incentive reward share similar neural response patterns; Principle #20-Humanity is motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain; Principle #21-Motivated behavior is heritable and evolutionary; Chapter summary/conclusions; Next steps; End of chapter motivational minute; References
- 4 Ch, ch, changes: The developmental trajectory of motivationPrinciple #22-Biological change is predictable, motivational change is not; Principle #23-Academic and competency motives have developmental trajectories; Principle #24-Excellence judgments influence effort direction and intensity; Principle #25-Evolution of values and morality mediate moral motivation; Principle #26-Gender congruity evaluations substantially influence perceptions of "fit"; Chapter summary/conclusions; Next steps; End of chapter motivational minute; References