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Motivation: Theories and Principles

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ISBN-10: 013111445X

ISBN-13: 9780131114456

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Beck

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Description:

This experimentally-oriented text provides a critical examination of motivational research and theory. It covers a broad range of concepts, from both human and animal research, with an emphsis on the biological bases of motivation.
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Book details

List price: $246.65
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/13/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Orientation
The Nature of Motivation Theory
Emotional Foundations of Motivation
Instinct and Species-Specific Behavior
The Regulation of Internal States
Eating, Taste, and Addiction
Drinking, Thermoregulation, Reproduction
Drive and Activation
The Regulation of Behavior
Rewards as Reinforcers
Rewards as Incentives
Escape, Fear, Avoidance, and Punishment
Frustration, Anxiety, and Stress
Aggression and Altruism
Personality, Social, and Cognative Motives
Personality and Individual Differences
Attitudes and Cognitive Consistency
Interpersonal Attraction
Applications of Motivation Theory
References