Social Motivation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521832540)

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.

Author: Joseph P. Forgas
ISBN-10: 0521832543
ISBN-13: 9780521832540
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2004
Pages: 410
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d