Psychology of motivation /
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| Imprint: | Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2007. |
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| Description: | xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6649382 |
| Summary: | In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behaviour. Motivation is a temporal and dynamic state that should not be confused with personality or emotion. Motivation is having the desire and willingness to do something. A motivated person can be reaching for a long-term goal such as becoming a professional writer or a more short-term goal like learning how to spell a particular word. Personality invariably refers to more or less permanent characteristics of an individual's state of being (eg: shy, extrovert, conscientious). As opposed to motivation, emotion refers to temporal states that do not immediately link to behaviour (e.g., anger, grief, happiness). This book presents that latest research in this field. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781600215988 160021598X |
