Motivation : theories and principles / Robert C. Beck
- Bib ID:
- 2068704
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Beck, Robert C. (Robert Clarence), 1931-
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Description:
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- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000
- xvi, 477 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0130112925
- Summary:
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"Motivation: Theories and Principles, Fourth Edition by Robert C. Beck, presents key current and historical experimental findings to provide students with a broad survey of the research and theory in the field of animal and human motivation."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Pt. I. Orientation. 1. The Nature of Motivation Theory. 2. Emotional Foundations of Motivation. 3. Instinct and Species-Specific Behavior
- Pt. II. The Regulation of Internal States. 4. Eating, Taste, and Addiction. 5. Drinking, Thermoregulation, and Reproduction. 6. Drive and Activation
- Pt. III. The Regulation of Behavior. 7. Rewards as Reinforcers. 8. Rewards as Incentives. 9. Escape, Fear, Avoidance, and Punishment. 10. Frustration, Anxiety, and Stress. 11. Aggression and Altruism
- Pt. IV. Personality, Social, and Cognitive Motives. 12. Personality and Individual Differences. 13. Attitudes and Cognitive Consistency. 14. Interpersonal Attraction. 15. Applications of Motivation Theory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [428]-459) and indexes.
- Subject:
- Motivation (Psychology)
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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