Motivation : psychology, strategies and impact on performance / Ronald Morisson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morisson, Ronald, editor.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of motivation has been experiencing a renaissance of research activity recently. This book discusses the psychology, strategies and impact on performance of motivation. Some of the topics included in this book are testing motivational processes in commercial weight-loss program users; the relationship between internal marketing, motivation and satisfaction at work; the effects of gender differences on motivation to learn English; the influence of strategies and motivation on achievement; and person-centered approach as a part of the humanistic paradigm for motivation in sport setting

Contents:

""MOTIVATION: PSYCHOLOGY, STRATEGIES AND IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE""; ""MOTIVATION: PSYCHOLOGY, STRATEGIES AND IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: EMOTIONAL INFLUENCES ON ATTENTION AND MEMORY: ATTENTION AFFECTS RETENTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EMOTION AND MEMORY""; ""MECHANISMS OF EMOTIONAL EFFECTS ON MEMORY""; ""SCENE PERCEPTION AND SCENE MEMORY""; ""EYE MOVEMENTS AND MEMORY FOR EMOTIONAL SCENES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 2: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN MOTIVATION PREDICT SOCIAL WELL-BEING""""ABSTRACT""; ""INDIVIDUAL MOTIVES: BACKGROUND AND THEORY""; ""MOTIVES FACILITATING INDIVIDUAL INTEGRITY""; ""MOTIVES FACILITATING COMPETITION""; ""MOTIVES FACILITATING COOPERATION""; ""ASSESSING THE MOTIVES""; ""PRESENT STUDY""; ""METHOD""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS� MOTIVATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND LITERACY STRATEGIES ACROSS CONTENT AREAS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT FACTORS""

""DISCIPLINARY LITERACY STRATEGIES""""CONCLUSION""; ""IMPLICATIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: ACADEMIC HELP SEEKING RESEARCH: EXPLORING FUTURE DIRECTIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""EXAMINING THE PROCESS AND DECISION TO SEEK HELP""; ""HELP SEEKING AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: IMPLICIT MOTIVES OF ELITE ATHLETES, SPORT STUDENTS AND NON-SPORT STUDENTS: POWER, AFFILIATION AND ACHIEVEMENT""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHOD""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 6: TESTING MOTIVATIONAL PROCESSES IN COMMERCIAL WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM USERS: IS THERE A �SPILL-OVER� EFFECT ON WEIGHT-CONTROL BEHAVIORS?""""ABSTRACT""; ""TESTING MOTIVATIONAL PROCESSES IN COMMERCIAL WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM USERS: IS THERE A �SPILL-OVER� EFFECT ON WEIGHT-CONTROL BEHAVIORS?""; ""OIT RESEARCH AND WEIGHT-CONTROL BEHAVIORS""; ""MOTIVATIONAL �SPILL-OVER�: DOES THIS MECHANISM REGULATE WEIGHT-CONTROL BEHAVIORS?""; ""CURRENT STUDY: RATIONALE AND HYPOTHESES""; ""METHODS""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""AUTHOR�S NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 7: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL MARKETING, MOTIVATION AND SATISFACTION AT WORK""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INTERNAL MARKETING""; ""RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL MARKETING, SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""RESULTS ANALYSIS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""IMPLICATIONS""; ""APPENDIX 1""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8: THE EFFECTS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES ON MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH IN REGARD TO CHINESE EFL LEARNERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""LITERATURE REVIEW""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSIONS""; ""IMPLICATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 9: INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATION ON ACHIEVEMENT""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-738-8

OCLC:

916949329