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Motivation : theory, research, and applications / Herbert L. Petri and John Govern

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Belmont, California : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, c2013Description: xiv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781111841096
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF 503 .P48 2013
Contents:
Part 1. Overview -- Part 2. Physiological Mechanisms of Motivation -- Part 3. The Behavioral Approaches: Learning, Incentives, and Hedonism -- Part 4. Cognitive Approaches to Motivation -- Part 5. Emotion and Motivation -- Part 6. End view
Summary: With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, this edition reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The book clearly presents the advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The authors help readers understand the processes that activate their behavior by drawing examples from such relevant topics as sleep, stress, eating disorders, helping behavior, emotion, and more. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes vivid graphic illustrations that offer additional insight into key concepts.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation Gen. Ed - CEAS GC BF 503 .P48 2013 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000014147

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Overview -- Part 2. Physiological Mechanisms of Motivation -- Part 3. The Behavioral Approaches: Learning, Incentives, and Hedonism -- Part 4. Cognitive Approaches to Motivation -- Part 5. Emotion and Motivation -- Part 6. End view

With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, this edition reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The book clearly presents the advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The authors help readers understand the processes that activate their behavior by drawing examples from such relevant topics as sleep, stress, eating disorders, helping behavior, emotion, and more. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes vivid graphic illustrations that offer additional insight into key concepts.

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