Social Motivation

Scientia Professor of Psychology Joseph P Forgas; Professor of Psychological Sciences Kipling D Williams; Simon M Laham
 9780521832540
0-521-83254-3

This book presents ground-breaking research by leading international researchers on the nature, functions and characteristics of social motivation. Its contributors focus on a variety of issues, such as.

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the functions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and the subtle roles that habits and goals play in producing and maintaining motivated social behaviors. Recent discoveries in the psychology of motivation relevant to everyday social behaviors and clinical, organizational, educational and counseling practices receive particular attention.