| Social Motivation Contributor(s): Forgas, Joseph P. (Editor), Williams, Kipling D. (Editor), Laham, Simon M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521832543 ISBN-13: 9780521832540 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This book presents ground-breaking research by leading international researchers on the nature, functions and characteristics of social motivation. Its contributors focus on a variety of issues, such as the functions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and the subtle roles that habits and goals play in producing and maintaining motivated social behaviors. Recent discoveries in the psychology of motivation relevant to everyday social behaviors and clinical, organizational, educational and counseling practices receive particular attention. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 153.8 |
| LCCN: 2004043509 |
| Series: Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 410 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Forgas, Joseph P.: - Joseph Paul Forgas is Scientia Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He has a distinguished research record and has published some seventeen books and over 150 journal articles and chapters in some of the most selective journals in the field. His work has received widespread international recognition. |