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Motivation and Action

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This is the third English edition of Motivation and Action, an extensively
revised version of the second English edition and fifth German edition, with
four entirely new chapters. All chapters have been updated to incorporate
current research trends and findings, while new chapters on the motivation of
developmental regulatory behavior as well as the applied fields of school and
college, workplace, and sports were added. The chapters on the affiliation
motive, the power motive, and goals were completely rewritten by new
authors. Each chapter comes with an individual list of references, allowing
instructors to use them separately for their courses. In addition, the Springer
website for the book will provide useful materials for students and instructors
alike, including a glossary with key terms.
The first English edition of Motivation and Action, based on the second
German edition, was written by Heinz Heckhausen, who passed away on

October 30, 1988. Springer and I agreed that a revised edition of this influen-
tial textbook on motivational psychology was needed. There have been many

exciting and important conceptual and empirical innovations since the second

English edition published in 2008, for example, in the research fields of voli-
tion and sequential phases of behavioral regulation, two perspectives that

Heinz Heckhausen already discussed in the second edition (especially in
Chaps. 6 “Volition” and 15 “Extended Perspectives”). Additionally, there have

been important contributions to the study of the differences between and inter-
action of implicit versus explicit motives, as well as motivational and behav-
ioral influences on development over the lifespan. It would be a Herculean

task to provide a comprehensive overview of all these developments and to
survey the field of motivation psychology in its full range and complexity. No
single scientist could hope to follow in Heinz Heckhausen’s footsteps and
accomplish this task alone. A collaborative approach was clearly called for,
and a look at the ranks of Heinz Heckhausen’s students—and their students—
shows that almost every subdomain of motivation psychology is represented
by one or several renowned researchers. This new edition of Motivation and
Action was only possible with the support of these scholars as authors. This
book thus represents the intellectual legacy of Heinz Heckhausen in two
respects. First, it shows how Heckhausen’s approach to motivation psychology
has been further developed and refined and that, while much has been retained,
there have also been some important changes. Second, the book’s chapters
have been written by Heinz Heckhausen’s intellectual heirs: by members of his research groups in Bochum and Munich and their students and by myself,
his daughter.
This new edition pursues the same goals as the earlier edition. It seeks to
disentangle convoluted perspectives within the psychology of motivation. It
seeks to integrate separate research strands by pointing to common issues and
offering a unifying conceptual framework. It introduces and critically
discusses new research findings that have proven particularly fruitful. As in
the previous editions, the motivational categories examined are limited to
classes of behavior that are characteristic of humans. The individual chapters
build on one another, but each can also be read and understood independently.
There are four main parts to the book. The first five chapters provide a
broad introduction to the field of motivation psychology, mapping out
different perspectives and research traditions. The first chapter gives a brief
overview of the main issues addressed and previews the book’s contents. The
second chapter on the historical development of motivation research remains
unchanged from the original version written by Heinz Heckhausen for the
first and updated for the second edition. Chapters 3 and 4 present two
contrasting and one-sided perspectives, focusing exclusively on person
factors versus situation factors. In Chap. 5, these perspectives are integrated
through the introduction of models that take into account the expectancies
and values of different persons in different situations.
The second group of chapters includes Chaps. 6, 7, and 8 on achievement,
affiliation, and power motivation, which examine the major themes of human
motivation. Further fundamental processes of motivation psychology are
discussed in Chap. 9 on implicit and explicit motives, Chap. 10 on
biopsychological foundations, and Chap. 11 on goals.
Following the chapters on the fundamentals of motivation psychology

which lay the groundwork for discoveries regarding motivated and goal-
oriented behavior, the third group of chapters, Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

and 17, considers the major components of action as well as its regulation and
development. Chapters 12 and 13 discuss approaches to behavioral regulation
and individual differences in these processes. Chapter 14 addresses intrinsic,
activity-inherent incentives of behavior. Chapter 15 takes a close look at
causal attributions in the context of behavior and its outcomes. Chapters 16
and 17 unite different approaches and strands of research by exploring the
relationship of motivation and development from two perspectives: the
development of motivation (Chap. 16) and the motivation of development
(Chap. 17). The topics and research programs covered in this group of
chapters (i.e., Chaps. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17) reflect the recent surge in
research activity in international motivation psychology. Issues from current
research provide fruitful topics of discussion for seminars and promising
ideas for researchers and doctoral students.
The final group of chapters is the latest addition to this volume and
elaborates the roles of motivation and volition in the three practical fields of
school and college, workplace, and sports. In terms of authorship, Heinz
Heckhausen is cited as coauthor of all chapters that contain parts of his
original chapters, but they have been revised and expanded. This seemed the
best way of reflecting Heinz Heckhausen’s authorship without suggesting
that he authorized the changes and additions himself.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

658.314 JUT m

Penerbit

Switzerland : Springer International Publishing., 2018

Deskripsi Fisik

xv, 909 p.

Bahasa

Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

9783319650944

Klasifikasi

658.314

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

3 ed

Subjek

Motivasi
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Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Jutta Heckhausen and Heinz Heckhausen

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