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Motivation: Theory, Research, and Applications

Considered by many to be the most balanced and unbiased presentation of motivation currently available, Petris new edition continues to cover the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. Contemporary topics such as sexual behavior, aggression, eating disorders, obesity, hedonism, achievement, and actualization capture and keep students interest. And, Petris broad range of topics includes sufficient detail, recent references, and suggested readings. This allows instructors the flexibility to focus on a few topics in-depth or take a broader approach to motivation.

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Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Applications (2nd Edition)

Intended for upper-level undergraduate courses in Motivation; also for graduate Education courses in Motivation/ Educational Psychology/Learning and Development, and Psychology courses in Motivation, Cognition, and Learning. Informing students about major motivational theories and related research, this thought-provoking text includes an overview of metatheoretical perspectives, expectancy and efficacy beliefs, attribution theory, social cognitive theory, goal theory, intrinsic motivation, values and affect, and social-cultural influences such as schools, classrooms, peers and families. Offering intensive conceptual details of different theories, it describes and applies the most recent advances in motivation theory and research to the classroom context.

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Motivation: Theory, Neurobiology and Applications, Volume 229 (Progress in Brain Research)

Motivation: Theory, Neurobiology and Applications is inspired by a question central to health care professionals, teachers, parents, and coaches alike, “How can an individual be motivated to perform a given activity or training?” It presents novel measurements of motivation developed in psychology and economics, recent insights into the neurobiology of motivation, and current research on applications designed to boost motivation in neurorehabilitation, education, and sports.

In addition, tactics on how to connect these different research and knowledge fields within a common (theoretical) framework of motivation is discussed. Thus, in short, the book provides an integrative, interdisciplinary, up-to-date accounting on the neurobiology of motivation and how it might be boosted.

Provides an integration of the neurosciences, their clinical challenges, and applicable researchIncludes both an interdisciplinary and integrative natureContains a broad array of subject matter that will be of interest to a large target audiencePresents contributions from experts in their respective fields

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Doors to Past Lives & Future Lives: Practical Applications of Self-Hypnosis (Personal Empowerment Books)

You have the ability to access the collective wisdom of all your past life experiences. By tapping into this immense storehouse of knowledge through self-hypnosis, you will gain direction, mastery over your fears, a greater sense of self-worth—and the power to take charge of your life.

Dr. Joe H. Slate and Carl Llewellyn Weschcke put a unique do-it-yourself spin on hypnosis, teaching you step by step how to conduct your own past-life regression using powerful, scientifically tested methods, such as astral projection and spirit interactions. Fascinating true accounts from Dr. Slate and his subjects highlight the effectiveness of these empowering techniques.

—Explore your past and future lives
—Delve into life between lifetimes
—See how many past lives you have lived
—Communicate with departed loved ones
—Meet your spirit guides
—Discover new spiritual dimensions

Once you begin to retrieve your past life experiences, you can apply the lessons learned toward present-day healing, spiritual growth, and enlightenment for the continued evolution of your soul.

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Motivation: Theory, Research, and Applications (with InfoTrac)

With a new evolutionary theme, Petri’s book covers the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations are presented, allowing students to draw their own conclusions. Students want to know why they behave the way they do. To help students understand the processes that activate their behavior, Petri uses examples drawn from such contemporary topics as sexual behavior, aggression, eating disorders, and obesity to capture and keep students interested. To help students master and retain the information covered, this edition builds upon the text’s simple and direct language with expanded pedagogy-including preview questions at the beginning of every chapter, end of chapter summaries, key terms, Web links, and suggestions for further reading.

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Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewin)

Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. The volume is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. The reader learns step by step how to practice core MI skills: raising the importance of behavior change, fostering the client’s confidence, resolving ambivalence, solidifying commitment to change, and negotiating a change plan. The utility of the book is enhanced by the large-size format and lay-flat binding. The book shows how to navigate each session using microskills that many clinicians already know: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening and summaries, or OARS for short.

This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series.

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Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)

Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behavior change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation, to medication adherence and safer sex practices. Engaging dialogues and vignettes bring to life the core skills of motivational interviewing (MI) and show how to incorporate this brief evidence-based approach into any health care setting. Appendices include MI training resources and publications on specific medical conditions.

This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series.

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Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning: Theory, Research, and Applications

This volume focuses on the role of motivational processes – such as goals, attributions, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, self-concept, self-esteem, social comparisons, emotions, values, and self-evaluations– in self-regulated learning. It provides theoretical and empirical evidence demonstrating the role of motivation in self-regulated learning, and discusses detailed applications of the principles of motivation and self-regulation in educational contexts. Each chapter includes a description of the motivational variables, the theoretical rationale for their importance, research evidence to support their role in self-regulation, suggestions for ways to incorporate motivational variables into learning contexts to foster self-regulatory skill development, and achievement outcomes.

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Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Applications (3rd Edition)

The primary objectives of Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Application, third edition, are:

to present major motivational theories, principles, and research findings in sufficient detail to help students understand the complexity of motivational processes and to provide examples of motivational concepts and principles applied to educational settings

 

Although different perspectives on motivation are presented, the text emphasizes the role of personal cognitions and beliefs during teaching and learning.  This focus is consistent with the view that learners are active, constructive participants in the learning process; consequently, the text highlights how motivation is situated, facilitated, and constrained by various classroom and contextual factors.

 

Following an introductory chapter that defines and exemplifies motivation and discusses motivation research, how motivation relates to learning, and historical views of motivation, the next six chapters discuss theoretical and conceptual perspectives that stress the role of personal cognitions, beliefs, affects and values in motivation: expectancy-value theory, attribution theory, social cognitive theory, goal theory, interest and affect, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The remaining three chapters focus on various contextual factors in promoting motivation: sociocultural influences, teacher influences, and classroom and school influences. By blending theory, research, and applications throughout, the text provides instructors and students with a unified view of the role of motivation in education.