Motivation : Biological, Psychological, and Environmental

Motivation : Biological, Psychological, and Environmental

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 464 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780205271153
  • DDC分類 153.8

Full Description


"Motivation" refers to the inducement of action, feelings, and thought; Motivation identifies what the sources of inducement are.Well-grounded in the history of the field, Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental combines classic studies with current research. In addition, the author employs a conversational writing style designed to retain student interest. Use of illustrative examples drawn from literature, film, music, and the visual arts enhances this approach and makes the material wholly accessible to those who use the text.

Contents

1. Introduction to Motivation and Emotion. Meaning of Motivation.Sources of Motivation.Study of Motivation and Emotion. 2. The History of Motivation and Emotion. Brief History of Motivation.Brief History of Emotion. 3. Evolution of Universal Motives. Evolution of Universal Motives.Fear, Food, and Sex as Universal Motives. 4. Drug Use, Brain Stimulation, and Exercise. Characteristics of Drugs of Abuse.Psychological Explanations of Drug Addiction.The Brain as a Source of Motivation.Positive Addiction. 5. Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger and Eating. Internal Factors of Body Regulation.Food Characteristics and Eating.Person Characteristics and Eating. 6. Arousal, Behavior, and Affective Tone. Arousal and Performance.Arousal and Affective Tone. 7. Stress, Coping, and Health. Relationship between Life Events and Stress.Bodily Effects of Stress.Variables Moderating the Impact of Life Events. 8. Drives, Needs, and Awareness. Drives and Needs as Internal Sources of Motivation.Needs for Achievement, Affiliation, Power, and Cognition.Motivation without Awareness. 9. Personality and the Self in Motivation. Personality Associated with Motivation.Extraversion and Sensation Seeking.Self as a Motivational System.10.Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation. Extrinsic Motivation and Incentive Value.Extrinsic Motivation of Behavior.Intrinsic Motivation.11. Goal Motivation. Origins of Goals.Goal Expectations, Characteristics, and Achievement.12. Least Effort and the Economics of Motivation. Principle of Least Effort.Economics of Motivation.13. The Subjective and Physiological Nature of Emotion. Emotions and Their Subjective Characteristics.Arousal and Emotional Experience.14. The Unfolding and Function of Emotion. Emotion Stimulus and Appraisal.Emotion and the Face.Functions of Emotion.