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9780803946583

Human Motivation

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    9780803946583

  • ISBN10:

    0803946589

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-03-01
  • Publisher: Sage Pubns
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Summary

'Weiner's third textbook on motivation has more emphasis on emotion than its predecessors. There is also a new organization around basic metaphors... there is particularly good and up-to-date coverage of attributional approaches' - Cognition and EmotionSuccessful with over 24,000 students in two earlier motivation books, Weiner's text - newly available in paperback - depicts motivation as an unfolding story with plot and characters. He offers insights into the history and study of motivation and captures the excitement of the field as it evolves.Theories are explored in the context of the dominant metaphor, or paradigm, of various eras. First to be discussed is the machine metaphor, which to

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction and Overviewp. 1
Definition of Motivational Psychologyp. 1
Characteristics of a "Good" Motivational Explanationp. 2
Problem- Versus Theory-Focused Textbooksp. 4
The Nature of Beingp. 6
Metaphors and the Nature of Beingp. 11
Metaphors and the Study of Human Motivationp. 13
Overview of the Bookp. 14
Psychoanalytic, Ethological, and Sociobiological Theories: Mechanism in Biologyp. 23
Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Motivationp. 23
Ethology and Mechanismp. 41
Sociobiologyp. 48
General Summaryp. 58
Drive Theoryp. 59
Freud and Hull: Some Conceptual Comparisonsp. 59
Mechanistic Learning Theory Prior to Hullp. 61
The Drive Conceptp. 63
Empirical Support for Drive Theoryp. 67
Secondary (Learned) Drivesp. 72
Incentivesp. 75
Anxietyp. 79
Conflictp. 86
Frustrationp. 93
Social Facilitationp. 97
Gestalt Theory and Its Derivatives: Field Theory and Balancep. 111
Gestalt Psychologyp. 111
Field Theoryp. 113
Empirical Researchp. 124
Balance Theoryp. 140
Epilogue to the Machine Metaphorp. 149
Expectancy-Value Theories: Humans as All-Knowing Decision Makersp. 159
Criticisms of the Mechanistic Concepts of Habit and Drivep. 159
Theoretical Assumptions and Relation to Decision Theoryp. 161
Lewin's Resultant Valence Theoryp. 163
Atkinson's Theory of Achievement Motivationp. 168
A Theory of Achievement Motivationp. 180
Rotter's Social Learning Theoryp. 202
General Summaryp. 219
Attributional Theories of Motivation: Persons as Scientistsp. 221
Personal Construct Theoryp. 222
Attribution Theoryp. 229
Attribution and Motivationp. 232
The Content of Causal Thinkingp. 246
Causal Dimensions (Properties)p. 248
Motivational Dynamics of Perceived Causality: Expectancy of Successp. 253
Motivational Dynamics of Perceived Causality: Self-Esteemp. 270
An Attributional Theory of Motivationp. 277
Epilogue to the Complete Rationality Assumption (the Godlike Metaphor)p. 287
Humans as Evaluating Judgesp. 301
Emotionp. 302
Emotions and Motivationp. 313
Helping Behaviorp. 314
Aggressionp. 329
Interpersonal Relationshipsp. 331
Achievement Appraisalp. 334
Impression Management Techniquesp. 337
Review, Theoretical Comparisons, and Final Commentsp. 343
Altruism and Help Givingp. 344
Aggressionp. 345
Achievement Strivings and Expectancy of Successp. 347
Affective Antecedents and Consequencesp. 348
Behavioral Changep. 350
Theoretical Comparisonsp. 351
Barriers to the Formulation of a General Theory of Motivationp. 354
Principles for the Construction of a General Theory of Motivationp. 358
A Concluding Notep. 364
Referencesp. 365
Author Indexp. 383
Subject Indexp. 389
About the Authorp. 393
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