Beyond pleasure and pain : how motivation works
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Beyond pleasure and pain : how motivation works
AUTHOR:
Higgins, E. Tory (Edward Tory), 1946-
Columbia University
ISBN:
9780199356706
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2014
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiii, 554 p. ; 24 cm
SERIES:
Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience
SERIES_TITLE:
Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-523) and index.
ABSTRACT:
How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated to be effective in different ways that go beyond the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. In this text, E. Tory Higgins provides a new theory of motivation that argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control.
SUBJECT_TERM:
ADDED_CORPORATE_AUTHOR:
SUBJECT:
| Motivation (Psychology) |
BIBSUMMARY:
How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated to be effective in different ways that go beyond the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. In this text, E. Tory Higgins provides a new theory of motivation that argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control.