Understanding Motivation and Emotion (Hardcover)

by Johnmarshall Reeve (Author)
Key Phrases: intraorganismic mechanisms, mastery motivational orientation, corrective motivation, American Psychological Association, New York, Psychological Review (more...)

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This book walks psychologists through the study of motivation, exploring all conditions that exist within the person and within the environment and culture that explain why we want what we want and why we do what we do. The fifth edition expands on theoretical ideas further into practical applications, especially in the areas of education, work, therapy, sports, and the home. Each chapter features a chapter box that addresses a specific concern. At the end of each chapter is a list of recommended readings for further study. Psychologists will discover a number of new ideas, including achievement goals, personal strivings, types of extrinsic motivation, implementation intentions, and more.

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Understanding Motivation and Emotion introduces readers to the principles of motivation and emotion by balancing coverage of behavioral, cognitive, and physiological theories with humanistic approach. Johnmarshall Reeve's engaging witting captures the excitement of recent advances in the field and demonstrates through effective examples how these findings can be applied to readers' daily lives. In the third edition, a new feature explores in more detail the practical application of a specific topic in each chapter. By combining a strong theoretical foundation with current research and application, Johnmarshall Reeve provides readers with a valuable tool for understanding why people do what they do. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (November 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470392231
• ISBN-13: 978-0470392232
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, June 7, 2009

By	gw1969 "gw1969" (Los Angeles, usa) - See all my reviews

I read a lot of psychology books. This book is fantastic. Johnmarshall Reeve has a genuine talent to explain delicate subjects elegantly -- and with humor. A very complete manual, totally worth the hefty tag price. Recommended to anyone interested in psychology -- a great read for parents too.

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By	Betty Burks "Betty L. Burks" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Motivation and Emotion (Hardcover)

Historians explore the early experiences of Lincoln, Churchill, Einstein, Hitler, and Napoleon to find the beginnings of the motivation which shaped their careers. Attempting to learn why people do what they do in particular places and times help to understand their motivations and the consequences. Basic reality is that each and every person is living in and reacting to his environment in different ways at different times. Cyclical changes take place according to the immediate environments and the participants in this drama called life.

This scholar used a 'mnemonic visual scheme' to aid the readers in selecting the approaches needed in any given situation. Some of us continue to make the mistake of reacting "in kind" a destructive devise which causes misery for all -- and total confusion for the male species, as he's never wrong.

When unusual behavior of an individual arouses speculation, his changed patterns are questioned in a psychological manner. Like having a dual personality to explain the unexpected reactions to a puzzling situation, referring to desires, wishes, or impulses. I admit that on occasion I have been pushed to resort to impulsive behavior when challenged in an abusive manner.

No matter what Freud proclaimed, no one can go back in time to relive his life in a different sequence and pattern. There is currently a new movie out with this silly aspect. What we are now is a product of past experiences, and this can't be changed. What can is a person's attitude (thanks WM); many attitudes taught to children as 'black and white,' 'right and wrong,' or 'good and bad' become "gray" when they become adults. It's called a double standard.

Attitude is the person's probable response pattern. When he reacts in a manner not usual for him, it is declared boldly that he has a "bad attitude." Good attitude means suppressing the way a person really feels (feelings are judgments of momentary experiences, not a bad thing all-in-all). To hold an attitude about something, he must have experienced or learned about that something at an earlier point in time. These earlier responses are the "core" of his present attitudinal experience. Who's to say he is wrong? It's been proven that initial learning and early learning establish attitudes very firmly. Attitude can be altered as a result of the persuasion of some respected person of greater age or experience!

Reacting emotionally involves impulsive, overly energetic attacks on some features of the immediate situation; these emotional episodes are usually disruptive while they are occurring. What scholars forget is that there was a "cause" to make one respond with so much emotion. Nothing happens without a cause. Are we to be motivated to become liars, fakes, and hypocrites in today's society, not high (rich folks') society. All of that is falseness of the worst sort.

Cognitive factors appear to be indispensable elements in any formulation of emotion; distinguishing between reactive facial responses in emotional situation, and facial expressions in social communication -- who can see your expression in e-mail? Phone conversations reflect the hurt you've endured and are much better at working things out to suit each participant in the explosive situation. Leaving things left unsaid is the worst possible solution.