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Author:   Paul A. O'Keefe ,  Judith M. Harackiewicz
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319934471

ISBN 10:   3319934473
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword: by Carol S. Dweck.- Preface: Toward a Science of Interest by Paul A. O’Keefe and Judith M. Harackiewicz .- Part I: Theories and Perspectives Perspectives.- Chapter 1: Interest: Knowns, Unknowns, and Basic Processes by Mary Ainely.- Part II: The Functions of Interest Self-Regulation.- Chapter 2: The Dynamic Nature of Interest: Embedding Interest within Self-Regulation by Dustin B. Thoman, Carol Sansone, and Danielle Geerling.- Motivation Chapter 3: Interest and Engagement by Paul A. O’Keefe.- Learning Chapter 4: The Role of Interest in Learning: Knowledge Acquisition at the Intersection of Situational and Individual Interest by Jerome I. Rotgans and Henk G. Schmidt.- Part III: The Interest Spectrum Curiosity Chapter 5: Curiosity by Paul J. Silvia.- Situational Interest Chapter 6: Situational interest: A proposalto enhance conceptual clarity by Maximilian Knogler.- Individual Interest Chapter 7: The Power Within: How Individual Interest Promotes Domain-Relevant Task Engagement by Amanda M. Durik, Meghan Huntoon Lindeman, and Sarah L. Coley.- Passion Chapter 8: On the Two Faces of Passion: The Harmonious and the Obsessive by Robert J. Vallerand.- Obsession.- Chapter 9: Creative Geniuses, Polymaths, Child Prodigies, and Autistic Savants:The Ambivalent Function of Interests and Obsessions by Dean Keith Simonton.- Part IV: The Promotion and Development of Interest  Promotion and Development Chapter 10: The Promotion and Development of Interest: The Importance of Perceived Values by Chris S. Hulleman, Dustin B. Thoman, Anna-Lena Dicke, and Judith M. Harackiewicz.- Social Processes Chapter 11: How the Subjective Relationship between the Self, Others, and a Task Drives Interest by AllisonMaster, Luke P. Butler, and Gregory M. Walton.- Chapter 12: Epilogue:by Judith M. Harackiewicz and Paul A. O’Keefe.

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Paul A.  O Keefe is a social psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale-NUS College. He conducts research pertaining to goal pursuit with particular attention to motivational factors, such as interest, implicit self-theories, and self-regulation. He was a Spencer Fellow at Duke University and recipient of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (funded by NIH), a position he held at Stanford University.  Judith Harackiewicz is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin­ Madison. She received a Spencer Fellowship from the National Academy of Education, and two major teaching awards: the University of Wisconsin Madison Chancellor s Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award for the University of Wisconsin System. She is a former editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 

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