Basic motivation and human behaviour [electronic book] : control, affiliation and self-expression / Velibor Bobo Kovac.
By: Kovac, Velibor Bobo [author]
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BookPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137470560 (e-book).Subject(s): Human behavior | Developmental psychology and motivationDDC classification: 302 Online resources: E-book
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book explores how and why humans are motivated to act in the ways that they do. The chapters examine the origins of a given action rather than their superficial appearance, which can often be misleading. Kovac integrates the existing knowledge of the field of motivation into a greater theoretical framework by adopting both analytical and holistic perspectives.
This theoretical framework suggests that all human behaviour evolves from the three fundamental underlying tendencies connected to the concepts of control, affiliation and self-expression that are further modified by the mechanism of balanced dual tension. These tendencies are conceptualised as systems of interrelated psychological needs that guide and govern a variety of human actions.
As such, this book should be useful to upper-level students and researchers of cognitive and social psychology and all scholars interested in human motivation.Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter and index.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Velibor Bobo Kovac is a Professor at the Department of Education at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, where he teaches courses in psychology, special education, research methods and history of education. His research interests include studies on addictive behaviours, motivational theory and assessments of student behaviours in various contexts.