For undergraduate level courses in Motivation. This experimentally-oriented text provides a critical examination of research and theory with a topical approach. It covers a broad range of motivational concepts from both human and animal theory and research, with an emphasis on the biological bases of motivation. New - Extensive revisions within chapter on emotion (Ch. 2). Incorporates recent research on theories and analyses of cognition and emotion. - Helps students to understand the complex relationship between emotion and motivation. New - In-depth discussion of evolutionary concepts. Includes the role of genetics in relation to emotion/motivation. - Provides students with a better understanding of biological backgrounds. New - Systematic presentation of theories - Details the presentation of the two-process learning theory and Langs Affective Modulation Theory. - Helps students to relate theory and motivation. New - Coverage on preattentive processes (unconscious processes) in chapters on emotion (Ch. 2), fear learning (Ch. 8), and anxiety. - Introduces students to new concepts within the study of motivation. New- In-depth discussions of cognitive processes in relation to anxiety and the development of aggression. - Familiarizes students with the effects of anxiety on processing. New - Chapter on personality and motivation. Includes material on sensation-seeking and cognitive complexity in relation to personality and motivation. - Introduces students to an entirely different area of personality theory. New - Adds coverage on Attitudes and Cognitive Consistency. Now includes Attitudes and Learning as well as Biology of Attitudes. - Exposes students to additional topics within the field of motivation and cognition. New - Adds new material on evolutionary approaches to interpersonal attraction. - Introduces students to additional concepts to help further their base of knowledge. Presents an historical perspective. While maintaining its relevancy with new material. - Familiarizes students with older concepts and their strengths and weaknesses, which may correlate with new concepts.
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An overview of the theories and principles of animal and human motivation -- with an emphasis on empirical research.
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This book is ideal for those interested in motivational concepts who are seeking to tie together a variety of theoretical approaches. The book uses a topical approach and covers a wide range of material from both animal and human behavior. Wherever possible, the book seeks to tie together different areas of research to identify common themes. It explores basic biological ideas and the concepts of reinforcers and incentive motivation, then moves to aversive motivation, with an emphasis on human motivation. Chapters discuss aggression and altruism, motivation in personality theory, attitudes and interpersonal attraction. The concluding chapter examines motivation in the workplace, sports and persuasion. For Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers or Motivational Speakers.
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This review is from: Motivation: Theories and Principles (5th Edition) (Hardcover)
Ok, I'm going to admit from the beginning that I can't write an unbiased review of this book, because the writer was also my professor, and therefore our classes every day followed closely to the book and made perfect sense with the book. However, since I read the assigned chapters before having the topic in class, I can say that I found the book easy to understand and follow, and not as bone crushingly boring as so many text books can be.
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Attn Professors: please do NOT choose this textbook,
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This review is from: Motivation: Theories and Principles (5th Edition) (Hardcover)
This textbook is truly awful. The beginning is laid out with the semblance of neatness and organization but once you delve deeper into the chapters, chaos begins. First, the book is poorly edited. There are multiple spelling mistakes and the book even misnames some conditions. For example, in one section the author refers to "anorexia bulimia" and by the description, the author wanted to say bulimia nervosa. Then, in the chapter summary, there is no mention of "anorexia bulimia" but he mentions bulimia nervosa. This is only one example of the poor editing. The editing was so poor and I became so frustrated with it, I compiled a list of many of the errors. Secondly, the author is unable to communicate the subject matter effectively. I could read a paragraph over and over and still not grasp the meaning of the paragraph. Beck takes tangents and elaborates on elementary principles that any student taking a motivation class should already know. However, he fails to elaborate on concepts that should be new to the student. Chapter summaries sometimes do not reflect the chapter content. The author uses unnecessary words that don't fit the context. It is a difficult read to say the least. I am normally a mild-tempered person but I frequently had the urge to throw this book out of the window in frustration. I have been in university full-time for six years (because I love learning, not because I failed) and this has been the worst textbook I have encountered. I am pleading to those professors out there who are trying to find a good textbook for their course - please do not choose this one!
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This review is from: Motivation: Theories and Principles (5th Edition) (Hardcover)
The book was useable, however it looked pretty rough. The binding was ripped and it had a lot of highlighted pages. It was supposed to be like new but I didn't feel this was the case.
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