Beyond pleasure and pain : how motivation works / E. Tory Higgins.

Author/creator Higgins, E. Tory, 1946-
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiii, 554 pages : illustrations.
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SeriesOxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience
Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience. ^A587264
Contents Motivation beyond pleasure and pain -- What is motivation? -- Value, truth, and control : ways of being effective -- Value : having desired results -- Truth : establishing what's real -- Control : managing what happens -- Value-truth relations : creating commitment -- Value-control relations : it's the fit that counts -- Truth-control relations : going in the right direction -- Value-truth-control relations : organization of motives -- Personality and culture : ways of seeing and coping with the world -- Managing motives effectively : working backwards from what you want -- What is the good life? : well-being from being effective.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011010642

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