Beyond pleasure and pain how motivation works
How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated by more than the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. Higgins argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control, but the central story to motivation lies in how these elements work toge...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2012, c2012
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| Series: | Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience / Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated by more than the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. Higgins argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control, but the central story to motivation lies in how these elements work together |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 554 p. 1 ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199918966 0199918961 |