Advances in motivation science Volume2

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Hardcover: 270 pagesPublisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0128022701ISBN-13: 978-0128022702Advances in Motivation Science, Elsevier's new serial, focuses on the ways motivation has traditionally been one of the mainstays of the science of psychology, not only playing a major role in the early dynamic and Gestalt models of the mind, but also playing an integral and fundamental part of the behaviorist theories of learning and action.The cognitive revolution in the 1960 and 70's eclipsed the emphasis on motivation to a large extent, but it has returned in full force prompting this new serial on a “hot topic” of the contemporary scene that is, once again, firmly entrenched as a foundational issue in scientific psychology.This volume brings together internationally recognized experts who focus on cutting-edge theoretical and empirical contributions relating to this important area of psychology.Focuses on the ways motivation has traditionally been one of the mainstays of the science of psychologyInclusive text for a variety of interests, including motivation, psychology, self-regulation, strivings, needs, and motivesPresents a “hot topic” that is, once again, firmly entrenched as a foundational issue in scientific psychologyProvides an overview of important research programs conducted by the most respected scholars in psychologyIncludes special attention on directions for future researchCover imageTitle pageCopyrightList of ContributorsChapter One. Balancing Rewards and Cost in Relationships: An Approach–Avoidance Motivational PerspectiveSocial Ties, Health, and Well-beingRelationships Giveth, Relationships Taketh AwayAppetitive and Aversive Motivation in Animals and HumansApproach–Avoidance Social MotivationApproach and Avoidance Motivation and OutcomesMediating Links Between Social Motivation and OutcomesModerators of Approach and Avoidance Social Motivation ProcessesFuture DirectionsConcluding CommentsChapter Two. Between Persistence and Flexibility: The Yin and Yang of Action ControlIntroductionThe WillThe EgoControl as BalanceThe Metacontrol State ModelThe Plasticity of Control StatesShort-term Biases of Cognitive ControlThe Impact of Learning, Experience, and Culture on Cognitive ControlConclusionsChapter Three. The Architecture of Goal Systems: Multifinality, Equifinality, and Counterfinality in Means—End RelationsIntroductionMultifinalityEquifinalityCounterfinalityRecapitulation and Conclusion Chapter Four. Breaking the Rules: A Historical Overview of Goal-Setting TheoryEarly Development: Laying the Groundwork for Goal-Setting TheoryAn Inductive Approach to Theory BuildingEmpirical FindingsLearning from Field Experiments: LathamGoal-Setting Studies by OthersThe Theory: 1990The Theory Expanded: 2013Observations on Theory BuildingFuture DirectionsConclusionsChapter Five. The Big-Fish–Little-Pond Effect, Competence Self-perceptions, and Relativity: Substantive Advances and Methodological InnovationIntroductionThe Importance of Self-conceptA Historical Perspective on Self-conceptThe BFLPE ModelExtended Empirical Support for BFLPE GeneralizabilityNew Theoretical Directions: Integrating the BFLPE with Alternative Theoretical PerspectivesMethodological Innovation and the BFLPESubstantive Implications for Policy PracticeLimitations and Directions for Future Research Chapter Six. On the Panculturality of Self-enhancement and Self-protection Motivation: The Case for the Universality of Self-esteem Introduction The Controversy The Cultural Relativism Perspective The Extended Self-enhancement Tactician Model (SCENT-R): Foundational Tenets The Extended Self-enhancement Tactician (SCENT-R) Model: Key PostulatesResearch AgendaCodaIndex