Handbook of Motivation Science (ISBN 1593855680)

A seminal contribution to the growing library of information and data on motivational research:
Expertly compiled and deftly co-edited by James A. Shah (Associate Professor of Psychology and Marketing, Duke University) and Wendi L. Gardner (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University), "Handbook Of Motivational Science" is a 638-page compendium featuring thirty-nine articles covering diverse aspects of motivational psychology contributed by expert and experienced academicians, researchers and practitioners in the field. Beginning an historical perspective in the form of Susan T. Fiske's 'Core Social Motivations: View from the Couch, Consciousness, Classroom, Computers, and Collectibles", this outstanding and seminal contribution continues with essays and articles on the many forms and systems of motivation including 'Belongingness Motivation: A Mainspring of Social Action" by Mark R. Leary and Cody B. Cos; motivational systems including 'The Neuroevolution of Motivation' by Gary G. Berntson and John t. Cacioppo; as well as critical contributions to motivational processes and differences, as well as applications of motivational research. A seminal contribution to the growing library of information and data on motivational research, "Handbook Of Motivational Science" is an impressive body of scholarship and a core addition to any substantive academic library reference collection and Psychological Studies supplemental reading list.