Synopses & Reviews
Understanding Motivation and Emotion 6th Edition helps readers understand motivation; where it comes from, how and why it changes over time, and how motivation can be increased. The book also shows how to apply the principles of motivation in applied settings, such as in schools, in the workplace, on the athletic field, in counseling, and in one's own personal life.Reeve's engaging writing captures the excitement of recent advances in the field to show the reader what contemporary motivation psychologists are excited about. He also uses effective examples and explains how motivation study can be applied to readers' daily lives. By combining a strong theoretical foundation with current research and practical applications, Reeve provides readers with a valuable tool for understanding why people do what they do and why people feel what they feel.
Synopsis
- This book walks psychologists through the study of motivation, exploring all conditions that exist within the person and within the environment and culture that explain “why we want what we want” and “why we do what we do.”
- The text expands on theoretical ideas further into practical applications, especially in the areas of education, work, therapy, sports, and the home.
- Each chapter features a chapter box that addresses a specific concern. At the end of each chapter is a list of recommended readings for further study.
- Psychologists will discover a number of new ideas, including achievement goals, personal strivings, types of extrinsic motivation, implementation intentions, and more.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Motivational and Emotion
Motivational Science
Two Perennial Questions
Subject Matter
Expressions of Motivation
Framework to Understand Motivation and Emotion
Ten Unifying Themes
Summary
Chapter 2. Motivation in Historical Perspective
Philosophical Origins of Motivational Concepts
Grand Theories
Rise of the Mini-Theories
Contemporary Era
Conclusion
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 3. The Motivated and Emotional Brain
Motivation, Emotion, and Neuroscience
Neural Basis of Motivation and Emotion
Individual Brain Structures Involved in Motivation and Emotion
Hormones
Conclusion
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Part I. Needs
Chapter 4. Biological Needs
Need
Fundamentals of Regulation
Thirst
Hunger
Sex
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 5. Extrinsic Motivation
Quasi-Needs
Extrinsic Motivation
Incentives, Consequences, and Rewards
Hidden Costs of Reward
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Types of Extrinsic Motivation
Motivating Others to Do Uninteresting Activities
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 6. Psychological Needs
Psychological Needs
Autonomy
Competence
Relatedness
Putting it All Together: Relationships and Social Contexts that Support Psychological Need Satisfaction
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 7. Implicit Motives
Implicit Motives
Acquired Needs
Achievement
Affiliation
Power
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Part II. Cognitions
Chapter 8. Goal Setting and Goal Striving
Cognitive Perspective on Motivation
Plans of Action
Goal Setting
Goal Striving
Goal Disengagement
Epilogue: From Where Do Goals Come?
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 9. Mindsets
Mindsets
Mindset #1: Deliberative-Implemental
Mindset #2: Promotion-Prevention
Mindset #3: Growth-Fixed
Mindset #4: Consistency-Dissonance
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 10. Personal Control Beliefs
Motivation to Exercise Personal Control
Self-Efficacy
Mastery Beliefs
Learned Helplessness
Reactance Theory
Hope
Expectancy-Value Model
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 11. The Self and Its Strivings
The Self
Self-Concept
Agency
Self-Regulation
Identity
What Is the Self?
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Part III. Emotions
Chapter 12. Nature of Emotion: Six Perennial Questions
Six Perennial Questions
What is an Emotion?
What Causes an Emotion?
How Many Emotions Are There?
What Good Are the Emotions?
Can We Control Our Emotions?
What is the Difference between Emotion and Mood?
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 13. Aspects of Emotion
Biological Aspects of Emotion
Cognitive Aspects of Emotion
Social Aspects of Emotion
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 14. Individual Emotions
Basic Emotions
Self-Conscious Emotions
Cognitively-Complex Emotions
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Part IV. Applied Concerns
Chapter 15. Growth Motivation and Positive Psychology
Holism and Positive Psychology
Self-Actualization
Actualizing Tendency
Humanistic Motivational Phenomena
Positive Psychology
Interventions
Criticisms
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 16. Unconscious Motivation
Psychodynamic Perspective
The Unconscious
Psychodynamics
Ego Psychology
Object Relations Theory
Criticisms
Summary
Readings for Further Study
Chapter 17. Interventions
Applying Principles of Motivation and Emotion
Four State-of-the-Art Interventions
Wisdom Gained from a Scientific Study of Motivation and Emotion
ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexPhoto Credits