Motivation : Theory, Research, and Applications

by Petri, Herbert

• ISBN13: 9780534204600
• ISBN10: 0534204600
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-08-16
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

With a new evolutionary theme, Petri's book covers the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations are presented, allowing students to draw their own conclusions. Students want to know why they behave the way they do. To help students understand the processes that activate their behavior, Petri uses examples drawn from such contemporary topics as sexual behavior, aggression, eating disorders, and obesity to capture and keep students interested. To help students master and retain the information covered, this edition builds upon the text's simple and direct language with expanded pedagogy-including preview questions at the beginning of every chapter, end of chapter summaries, key terms, Web links, and suggestions for further reading.

Author Biography

John M. Govern teaches at Towson University. Herbert L. Petri teaches at Towson University and is also Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University.

Table of Contents

I OVERVIEW	1	(23)
Introduction	3	(20)
II BIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO MOTIVATION	23	(108)
Genetic Contributions to Motivated Behavior	25	(32)
Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal	57	(36)
Physiological Mechanisms of Regulation	93	(38)
III THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH: DRIVES, INCENTIVES, AND LEARNING	131	(102)
Drive Theory	133	(22)
The Development and Direction of Motivation by Learning	155	(32)
Incentive Motivation	187	(22)
Hedonism and Sensory Stimulation	209	(24)
IV COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO MOTIVATION	233	(102)
Cognitive Motivation: Expectancy-Value Approaches	235	(28)
Cognitive Motivation: Social Motivation and Consistency	263	(32)
Cognitive Motivation: Attribution Approaches	295	(20)
Cognitive Motivation: Competence and Control	315	(20)
V EMOTION AND MOTIVATION	335	(30)
The Emotions as Motivators	337	(28)
VI ENDVIEW	365	(5)
Conclusions	367	(3)
References	370	(47)
Name Index	417	(11)
Subject Index	428