With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, MOTIVATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATION, 6E reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The book clearly presents the advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The authors help readers understand the processes that activate their behavior by drawing examples from such relevant topics as sleep, stress, eating disorders, helping behavior, emotion, and more. Extremely reader friendly, the book includes vivid graphic illustrations that offer additional insight into key concepts.
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Weight: 930g
Dimensions: 194 x 240mm
Publication Date: 19 Apr 2012
Publisher: Cengage Learning Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781478425755
About Cram101 Textbook ReviewsHerbert L PetriHerbert PetriJohn Govern
Herbert L. Petri is a Professor at Towson University where he has been recognized on five separate occasions for his excellent teaching. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Johns Hopkins University teaching the Motivation course since 1986. Dr. Petri has studied the role of physiological behavioral and cognitive mechanisms of motivation memory and learning for more than 35 years. His research has led to published articles on the underlying circuitry of memory drug actions on learning and memory and reviews of motivational processes. He received his B.A. degree from Miami University Oxford Ohio and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. John M. Govern is a Professor at Towson University where he has taught since 1989. His primary research interest is in social cognition. He earned a B.S. in Psychobiology from Albright College and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Temple University.