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Motivation Lambert Deckers

Motivation By Lambert Deckers

Motivation by Lambert Deckers

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Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental by Lambert Deckers

A complete overview of motivation and emotion.

Well-grounded in the history of the field, the fourth edition of Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental combines classic studies with current research. The text provides an overarching organizational scheme of how motivation (the inducement of action, feelings, and thought) leads to behavior from physiological, psychological, and environmental sources. The material draws on topics that are familiar to students while maintaining a conversational tone to sustain student interest.

This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

  • Define motivation and emotion.
  • Understand the psychological aspects of motivation.
  • Examine how the environment is a large source of motivation.

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About Lambert Deckers

Lambert Deckers is a professor of psychological science at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He teaches courses mainly in motivation & emotion, psychology of learning, and history and systems of psychology. Professor Deckers is a charter member of the Association for Psychological Science and has conducted research in the psychology of humor in the United States and Germany.

Table of Contents

In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents

2. Full Table of Contents

1. Brief Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction and History

Chapter 1: Introduction to Motivation and Emotion

Part Two: Biological Properties of Motivation

Chapter 2: Addictions and Addictive Behaviors

Chapter 3: Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger, and Eating

Chapter 4: Behavior, Arousal, and Affective Valence

Chapter 5: Stress, Coping, and Health

Part Three: Psychological Properties of Motivation

Chapter 6: Drives and Psychological Needs

Chapter 7: Personality Traits and Motivation

Part Four: External Sources of Motivation

Chapter 8: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

Chapter 9: Goal Motivation

Part Five: The Emotions

Chapter 10: Emotions and Moods

2. Full Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction and History

Chapter 1: Introduction to Motivation and Emotion

Meaning of Motivation

Sources of Motivation

Study of Motivation and Emotion

Part Two: Biological Properties of Motivation

Chapter 2: Evolutionary Antecedents of Motivation

Evolution of Universal Motives

Universal Motives for Relationships and Sex

Fear, Food Preferences, and Music as Universal Motives

Chapter 3: Addictions and Addictive Behaviors

Drugs of Abuse and Addiction

The Addiction Process

Behavioral Addictions

Chapter 4: Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger, and Eating

Internal Factors of Body Regulation

Food Characteristics and Eating

Person Characteristics and Eating

Chapter 5: Behavior, Arousal, and Affective Valence

Arousal and Performance

Theories about the Performance-Arousal Relationship

Arousal and Affective Valence

Chapter 6: Stress, Coping, and Health

Relationship between Life Events and Stress

Stressors Affect the Body

Variables Moderating the Impact of Life Events

Part Three: Psychological Properties of Motivation

Chapter 7: Drives and Psychological Needs

Drives and Needs as Internal Sources of Motivation

Some Important Psychological Needs

Chapter 8: Personality Traits and Motivation

Personality Associated with Motivation

Personality Traits Affect Motivation

Part Four: External Sources of Motivation

Chapter 9: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic Motivation and Incentive Value

Factors That Affect Incentive Value

Intrinsic Motivation

Chapter 10: Goal Motivation

Origins of Goals

Goal Characteristics and Expectations

Goal Commitment, Planning, and Achievement

Part Five: The Emotions

Chapter 11: Emotions and Moods

Characteristics and Categories of Emotions

The Function of Arousal

Moods

Chapter 12: Emotions as Motives

Appraisal of the Emotion Event

Emotions Motivate Facial Expressions

The Motivating Function of Emotions

Additional information

CIN0205941001A
9780205941001
0205941001
Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental by Lambert Deckers
Lambert Deckers
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Inc
20130916
464
N/A
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