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This ground-breaking book introduces a new model of extremism that emphasizes motivational imbalance among individual needs, offering a unique multidisciplinary exploration of extreme behaviors relating to terrorism, dieting, sports, love, addictions, and money. In popular discourse, the term ‘extremism’ has come to mean largely ‘violent extremism’, but this is just one of many different types: extreme sports, extreme diets, political and religious extremisms, extreme self-interest, extreme attitudes, extreme devotion to a cause, addiction to substances, or behavioral addiction (to videogames, shopping, pornography, sex, and work). But do these descriptions have a deeper meaning? Do they reveal a common psychological dynamic? Or are they merely a mode of things about phenomena that have little in common? Bringing together world-leading psychologists from a variety of disciplines, the book uses a brand-new model to examine different expressions of extremism, at different levels of analysis (brain, hormones, and behavior), in order not merely to describe such behaviors but also to explain their occurrence, and the conditions under which they may be likely to emerge. Also including suggestions for ways in which extremism could be counteracted, and to what extent it appears to be harmful to individuals and society, this is essential reading for students and academics in psychology and behavioral sciences.

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Author:   Arie Kruglanski ,  Catalina Kopetz ,  Ewa Szumowska
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367467609

ISBN 10:   0367467607
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   13 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Psychology of Extremism Arie W. Kruglanski, Ewa Szumowska, and Catalina Kopetz Extremism as a Motivational Construct Consequences of Motivational Imbalance The Present Volume: Motivational Imbalance Across Domains and Levels of Analysis Part 1: Motivational Imbalance at Different Levels of Analysis Part 2: Motivational Imbalance Across Domains of Human Endeavor Part 1: Motivational Imbalance at Different Levels of Analysis 1. Incentive Salience in Irrational Miswanting and Extreme Motivation H. M. Baumgartner, Erin E. Naffziger, David Nguyen, and Kent C. Berridge Introduction Reward Utilities and 'Wanting' Attribution of Incentive Salience 'Irrational Miswanting' and 'Dangerous Desire' Conclusion and Implications in Extreme Aggression 2. Attitudinal Extremism Joseph J. Siev, Richard E. Petty, and Pablo Briñol Developing a Model of Attitudinal Extremism Candidates for Inclusion in a Model of Attitudinal Extremism Properties of Attitudes That Increase Attributions of Extremism Processes that Produce Polarized, Confident, and Unusual Attitudes Properties of Attitudes that Predict Extreme Behavior Threat as a Moderator of Compensation Effects Conclusions 3. On Extreme Behavior and Outcomes: The Role of Harmonious and Obsessive Passion Robert J. Vallerand and Virginie Paquette A Dualistic Model of Passion Passion and Extreme Behavior Conclusions 4. The Extreme Group John M. Levine and Arie W. Kruglanski The Present Chapter Quest for Significance Narratives Networks Conclusion 5. Masters of Both: Balancing the Extremes of Innovation Through Tight-Loose Ambidexterity Piotr Prokopowicz, Virginia K. Choi, and Michele J. Gelfand Exploration and Exploitation: Understanding the Extremes of Innovation Cultural Tightness-Looseness Exploring Looseness, Exploiting Tightness The Goldilocks Principle of Innovation Discussion Funding 6. The Evolution of Extremis William von Hippel and Nadia Fox How Might Extremism Have Evolved? What Function Might Extremism Serve? Is Extremism Unique to Humans? How Does Morality Attenuate and Exacerbate Extremism? Implications and Conclusions Part 2: Motivational Imbalance Across Domains of Human Endeavor 7. The Psychology of Extreme Sports Eric Brymer and Pierre Bouchat Introduction Traditional Perspectives on the Psychology of Extreme Sports Beyond the Risk-Taking Narrative Positive Psychology Perspectives 8. The Psychology of Gree Katalin Takacs Haynes Introduction to Greed Narratives What Is Greed and Why Is It Extreme? History of Greed Greed in the Social Sciences Multilevel Model of Greed as Extremism Mitigating the Problem 9. Moral, Extreme, and Positive: What Are the Key Issues for the Study of the Morally Exceptional William Fleeson, Christian Miller, R. Michael Furr, Angela Knobel, and Eranda Jayawickreme The Promise of Studying the Morally Exceptional Do Morally Exceptional People Exist? Theoretical, Philosophical, and Theological Accounts of the Morally Exceptional Empirical Findings: Why Are Some People Extremely Moral? What Is Not Known Three Difficulties for the Study of the Morally Exceptional and Strategies for Addressing Them Difficulty 1: What Counts as 'Moral' and What Counts as 'Morally Good'? Difficulty 2: What Counts as Exceptional? Difficulty 3: What Will Be Added to the Study of Morality by Studying the Morally Exceptional in Particular? Conclusion Acknowledgments 10. The Social Psychology of Violent Extremism Erica Molinario, Katarzyna Jasko, David Webber, and Arie W. Kruglanski Introduction Perceived Efficacy of Violence Feeling Noticed and Agentic Ingroup Identification Culturally Approved Violence Violence as a Clear Response Relative Deprivation and Inequality The 3N Framework: Need, Narrative, and Networks Conclusion 11. Motivational Imbalance in Jihadi Online Recruitment Gabriel Weimann Introduction Online Recruitment The Notion of Motivational Imbalance 'Narrowcasting' Using Motivational Imbalance in Jihadi campaigns Conclusions

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Arie W. Kruglanski is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, USA. He has received the National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award, the Donald Campbell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Psychology, the University of Maryland Regents Award for Scholarship and Creativity, and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Kruglanski has published over 400 articles, chapters, and books on motivated social cognition; served on NAS panels on the social and behavioral aspects of terrorism; and co-founded the National Center of Excellence for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism. He was the PI on a MINERVA grant from the Office of Naval Research on the determinants of radicalization and is presently the PI on a MINERVA grant on Syrian refugees’ potential for radicalization. Catalina Kopetz is Associate Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University, USA. Her research focuses on the mechanisms that underlie multiple goal pursuit and management of goal conflict and their implications for risk-taking. She has published in prestigious journals spanning social and clinical psychology, prevention sciences, psychopharmacology, and behavioral and brain sciences, as well as journals appealing to a broader audience, such as Perspectives in Psychological Science, Current Directions in Psychological Science, and Psychological Review. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (including NIDA, NCI, and NIAAA). Ewa Szumowska, is a researcher at the Social Psychology Unit in the Institute of Psychology at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and a member of the Center for Social Cognitive Studies Krakow, Association for Psychological Science, and the European Association of Social Psychology. She is an author and co-author of scientific publications in journals, such as Psychological Review, Psychological Inquiry, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Cognition, and Personality and Individual Differences. She studies motivation, information processing, multiple goal pursuit, and extremism.

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