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Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental

This textbook provides a complete overview of motivation and emotion, using an overarching organizational scheme of how biological, psychological, and environmental sources become motivation―the inducement of behavior, feelings, and cognition. It combines classic studies with current research and uses numerous real-world examples to engage the student and make often-difficult theoretical concepts come to life. By understanding and applying the principles of motivation described in the text, students will not only discover insights into what motivates their own behavior but also how to instigate self-change.

Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this fifth edition provides a major review of recent research, with over 225 new references, including expansion in the areas of goal motivation and emotion psychology. Other updated topics include new findings and interpretations on how evolution affects our preferences, how personality traits determine motivation, and how self-control depends on a cost/benefit analysis. The addition of individual chapter glossaries and an increased number of links to additional resources supplement student learning. This textbook is suitable as a primary text for courses on motivation.

For additional resources, please consult the companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/deckers.

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The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist

“Thrilling, intense. Readers of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love Shalini Boland.” (Red Adept)

“Don’t take my baby.”

Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor saying, “Let’s take the child – and go.”

Is someone trying to steal her little girl?

In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road….

The police don’t believe her. And neither does her husband.

Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours; now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.

Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?

From the top ten best-selling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first minute until the final shocking twist.

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Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental (2nd Edition)

‘Motivation’ provides an organizational scheme of how motivation (the inducement of action, feelings, and thought) leads to behaviour from physiological, psychological, and environmental sources. It combines classic studies with current research and draws on topics that are familiar to students while maintaining a conversational tone.

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Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness

Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT’s conceptual underpinnings (including its six mini-theories), empirical evidence base, and practical applications across the lifespan. The volume synthesizes a vast body of research on how supporting–or thwarting–people’s basic needs for competence, relatedness, and autonomy affects their development and well-being. Chapters cover implications for practice and policy in education, health care, psychotherapy, sport, and the workplace.
 

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The Girl Who Lied: The 2016 Best-Selling Psychological Drama

The truth hurts….

Erin and Roisin were friends until a fatal accident ruined both their lives. Now Roisin has discovered a secret – one Erin has kept for over a decade – and she’s determined to make Erin pay for her lies.

Erin wants nothing to do with Roisin. She has a new life in London and no intention of going back home. Yet when her father is mysteriously and critically injured, Erin has no choice but to return and face Roisin – and her past. Erin knows if the secret of what she gave up got out, the consequences could be devastating.

When Roisin suddenly disappears, suspicion soon lands on Erin. She would do anything to protect her family, but just how far is she willing to go when time is running out?

A must-listen for fans of CL Taylor and BA Paris.

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No Good Deed: Book One of the Mark Taylor Series (A Psychological Thriller)

Mark Taylor discovers first hand that no good deed goes unpunished when the old camera he found during a freelance job in an Afghanistan bazaar gives him more than great photos. It triggers dreams of disasters. Tragedies that happen exactly as he envisions them. He learns that not only can he see the future, he can change it. Then the unthinkable happened and everyone ignored his frantic warnings. Thousands die. Suddenly, the Feds are pounding on his door and the name they have for Taylor isn’t urban hero. It’s enemy combatant. And, it means they can do anything they want to him. Anything at all.

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Weight Loss Motivation Hacks: 7 Psychological Tricks That Keep You Motivated To Lose Weight

Do you feel like you’re fighting a losing battle with yourself to get motivated to lose weight?

Unfortunately, many people will never reach their weight loss goals simply because they can’t figure out how to get themselves motivated enough to stick to their resolutions. But what if you could simply reprogram your brain with powerful psychological “mind-hacks” to create unstoppable motivation on-demand, and finally reach your weight loss goals with ease? #1 best-selling weight loss author Derek Doepker reveals what years worth of psychological research has shown to be hands-down the most effective methods of transforming your habits. You’re about to discover… • The biggest myth of motivation. When you discover this trap almost everyone falls into, you’ll realize why you could never get yourself motivated before. • The 6 human needs that dictate all human behavior. When you map out your behavior blueprint, you’ll be able to flip a switch to have die-hard passion for things you previously hated doing. • How 90%+ of people who lose weight dieting gain it all back, and what YOU can do to make sure this never happens to you. • Why lack of willpower is almost never the reason people fail to stick to their weight loss goals. Discover a force stronger than willpower that can virtually guarantee you’ll never fail again. • How to avoid the misery of boring diet and exercise programs and make the entire process of weight loss not only fun, but downright addicting. • A trick research has shown can help stop food cravings dead in their tracks. NOTE: This technique is so powerful, it’s being used to successfully help smokers quit for good. • The absolute best way to create new habits with “forcing” the process. This is so simple, you’ll barely even notice you’re doing anything different. • And much more! If you’ve ever struggled to stay motivated on your path to permanent weight loss, this guide will contain the answers your looking for.