Cengage Advantage Series: Motivation: Theory Research and Application by John M Govern

Cengage Advantage Series: Motivation: Theory Research and Application by John M Govern

With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, MOTIVATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATION, 6E reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The book clearly presents the advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The authors help readers understand the processes that activate their behavior by drawing examples from such relevant topics as sleep, stress, eating disorders, helping behavior, emotion, and more. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes vivid graphic illustrations that offer additional insight into key concepts.

1Conceptualizing and Measuring Motivation. 2. Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior. 3. Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal. 4. Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation. 5. Learned Motives: Classical, Instrumental, and Observational Learning. 6. Incentive Motivation. 7. Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation. 8. Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches. 9. Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency. 10. Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches. 11. Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control. 12. The Emotions as Motivators. 13. Conclusions.

Herbert L. Petri is a Professor at Towson University, where he has been recognized on five separate occasions for his excellent teaching. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the Motivation course since 1986. Dr. Petri has studied the role of physiological, behavioral, and cognitive mechanisms of motivation, memory, and learning for more than 35 years. His research has led to published articles on the underlying circuitry of memory, drug actions on learning and memory, and reviews of motivational processes. He received his B.A. degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. John M. Govern is a Professor at Towson University, where he has taught since 1989. His primary research interest is in social cognition. He earned a B.S. in Psychobiology from Albright College and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Temple University.

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ISBN 13	9781133936381
ISBN 10	1133936385
Title	Cengage Advantage Series: Motivation: Theory Research and Application
Author	John M Govern
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2012-04-26
Number of pages	496
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