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Motivation : an experimental approach

Ferguson, Eva Dreikurs

Motivation : an experimental approach created by Eva Dreikurs Ferguson ; with a chapter contribution by Richard E Musty - New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976 - 453 pages. illustrations 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the construct of motivation -- Methodological issues -- Doing an experiment -- Dynamic tension: generalized drive, arousal, activation -- Dynamogenic factors in motivation: I. Activity -- Dynamogenic factors in motivation: II. Tension and arousal -- Homeostatic drives and consummatory behavior: hunger and thirst / Richard E. Musty -- Drive, reward, cognition, and incentive -- Escape, avoidance, and anxiety -- Success, failure, causal beliefs, and need for achievement -- Social motivation and behavior: I. Aggression and mastery -- Social motivation and behavior: II. Love, affection, and sex -- Appendix: the t test

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Motivation (Psychology)
Psychology, Experimental

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