Self and Motivation

by Tesser, Abraham; Stapel, Diederik A.; Wood, Joanne V.

• ISBN13: 9781557988836
• ISBN10: 1557988838
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Univ. of Georgia, Athens. Discusses the importance of motivation, emotion, and physiological arousal in self-related processes, explores the role of awareness in goal-driven behavior, and includes an integrated model of self-regulation.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction: An Emphasis on Motivation	3	(10)
Abraham Tesser
Joanne V. Wood
Diederik A. Stapel
Nonconscious Motivations: Their Activation, Operation, and Consequences	13	(30)
Tanya L. Chartrand
John A. Bargh
From Threat to Sweat: The Role of Physiological Arousal in the Motivation to Maintain Self-Esteem	43	(28)
Jamie Arndt
Jamie L. Goldenberg
Choice and Its Consequences: On the Costs and Benefits of Self-Determination	71	(26)
Sheena S. Iyengar
Mark R. Lepper
Self-Conscious Emotions: The Self as a Moral Guide	97	(22)
June Price Tangney
When Selves Collide: The Nature of the Self and the Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships	119	(28)
Mark R. Leary
Distinctiveness and the Definition of Collective Self: A Tripartite Model	147	(26)
Russell Spears
Jolanda Jetten
Daan Scheepers
Modeling the Structure of Self-Knowledge and the Dynamics of Self-Regulation	173	(34)
Jay G. Hull
Author Index	207	(10)
Subject Index	217	(8)
About the Editors	225