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Understanding Human Motivation: What Makes People Tick?
Contributor(s): Laming, Donald (Author)
ISBN: 0631219838     ISBN-13: 9780631219835
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $69.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2003
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Annotation: "Understanding Human Motivation "is a lively presentation of how factors such as biological nature, instinct, past experience, and society determine what we do. Donald Laming draws on laboratory experiments, social surveys, and a large and varied collection of anecdotes to explore the driving forces behind many different domains of human behavior, both individual and social. The book not only discusses such obvious topics as fear, sex, boredom, rage, and money, but also covers underlying issues such as free will, consciousness, the psychological basis of ethics, and the extent to which behavior is shaped by the society into which we are born and the people around us. The discussion is illustrated throughout by real-life examples that relate psychological theory to what people do in their everyday lives.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Personality
- Psychology | Social Psychology
Dewey: 153.8
LCCN: 2002154555
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.31 lbs) 330 pages
 
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Understanding Human Motivation is a lively presentation of how factors such as biological nature, instinct, past experience, and society determine what we do.

  • Draws on many different domains of human behavior and links together many motivational factors such as fear, sex, consciousness, and rage.
  • Illustrates the theoretical bases of motivation through real-life examples and case studies.
  • Written in accessible manner for use in courses.