In this book Heckhausen and Heckhausen give an extensive and in-depth overview of the diverse lines of research in motivational psychology, in terms of its historical foundations, up-to-date conceptual developments and empirical research. The major...
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In this book Heckhausen and Heckhausen give an extensive and in-depth overview of the diverse lines of research in motivational psychology, in terms of its historical foundations, up-to-date conceptual developments and empirical research. The major classes of motivated behavior, such as achievement, affiliation and power, are addressed and the critical processes involved in motivation and volition are discussed in detail. Different conceptual and empirical lines of research, such as implicit/explicit motivation, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation/volition, causal attribution, childhood and lifespan development, education, personality and psychopathology are integrated and analyzed as to the common issues and phenomena they address, thus providing a most useful guideline for understanding debates in current motivational, educational and social psychology
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Motivation and action: introduction and overview -- Historical trends in motivation research -- Trait theories of motivation -- Situational determinants of behavior -- Motivation as a function of expectancy and incentive -- Achievement motivation -- Social bonding: affiliation motivation and intimacy motivation -- Power motivation -- Implicit and explicit motives -- Biopsychological aspects of motivation -- Motivation and volition in the course of action -- Individual differences in self-regulation -- Intrinsic motivation and flow -- Causal attribution of behavior and achievement -- Motivation and development
