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Overview of current trends in the psychology of motivation and volition, covering basic research as well as developmen- tal and applied aspects. Intention and volition are consi- dered in chapters on behavior dynamics, self-regulation, and control over intention and actions.

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Author:   Frank Halisch ,  Julius Kuhl
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.775kg
ISBN:  

9783540161912

ISBN 10:   3540161910
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   20 March 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Facets of Motivation.- to Part I.- 1. Biological Aspects of Human Motivation.- 2. The Role of Emotions in a Theory of Motivation.- 3. Gender Differences in Values: Implications of the Expectancy-Value Model.- 4. Michigan Studies of Fear of Failure.- 5. Motivation and Future Orientation: Task and Time Effects for Achievement Motivation.- 6. Perceived Ability and Achievement-Related Behavior.- 7. Modeling and Achievement-Related Behavior.- 8. Power Motivation and the Perception of Control.- 9. The Aggression Motive and Personality Development: Japan and Germany.- II. Motivational Development.- to Part II.- 10. Toddlers' Actions: Knowledge, Control, and the Self.- 11. Achievement-Related Emotions in Preschoolers.- 12. The Role of Toys and Games in an Ecological Approach to Motive Development.- 13. Conceptions of Ability Across the School Years: Reflections on Method.- III. Applied Motivational Psychology.- to Part III.- 14. Research on Achievement Motivation in School and College.- 15. Compensatory Effects of Student Self-Concept and Instructional Quality on Academic Achievement.- 16. The Motivational Analysis of High-Risk Sport.- 17. The Effects of Motivation on Job Performance.- IV. Intention and Volition.- to Part IV.- 18. Action Control: The Maintenance of Motivational States.- 19. A Model of Self-Regulation.- 20. The Respective Roles of Cognition and Motivation in Behavioral Dynamics, Intention, and Volition.- 21. The Development of Children's Knowledge of Self-Control Strategies.- 22. Current Concerns and Disengagement from Incentives.- 23. The Implementation of Identity Intentions: A Motivational-Volitional Perspective on Symbolic Self-Completion.- 24. Metaprocesses and the Regulation of Behavior.- References.- Author Index.

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