Beyond pleasure and pain
Higgins, E. Tory 1946-
Beyond pleasure and pain how motivation works / [electronic resource] : E. Tory Higgins. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (xiii, 554 p.) : 1 ill. - Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience . - Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199918966 (ebook) : No price
Motivation (Psychology)
BF503 / .H53 2012
153.8
Beyond pleasure and pain how motivation works / [electronic resource] : E. Tory Higgins. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (xiii, 554 p.) : 1 ill. - Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience . - Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199918966 (ebook) : No price
Motivation (Psychology)
BF503 / .H53 2012
153.8