International Review of Research in Mental Retardation: Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems (Volume 31) (International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, Volume 31)

Volume 31 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is a thematic exploration of personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation. Looking at a broad spectrum of intellectual disabilities, Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems explores motivation as a moderator for performance and individualized effort. Coverage includes discussions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children, self-determination, interpersonal decision making in adolescents and adults with mental retardation, interpersonal relationships, and the connection between etiological-specific differences and motivation to form "behavioral phenotypes." A final chapter presents a transactional perspective on human ability, relying on constructs of intelligence, cognitive processes, and motivation, with implications for developmental interventions in the lives of persons with mental retardation. *Explores personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation*Discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children*A useful reference for researchers and scholars in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as neuropsychology Content: The Importance of Cognitive–Motivational Variables in Understanding the Outcome Performance of Persons with Mental Retardation: A Personal View from the Early Twenty‐First Century Review Article Pages 1-29 Harvey N. Switzky Self‐Determination, Causal Agency, and Mental Retardation Review Article Pages 31-71 Michael L. Wehmeyer, Dennis E. Mithaug The Role of Motivation in the Decision Making of Adolescents with Mental Retardation Review Article Pages 73-115 Ishita Khemka, Linda Hickson Individual Differences in Interpersonal Relationships for Persons with Mental Retardation Review Article Pages 117-161 Yona Lunsky Understanding Low Achievement and Depression in Children with Learning Disabilities: A Goal Orientation Approach* Review Article Pages 163-203 Georgios D. Sideridis Motivation and Etiology‐Specific Cognitive–Linguistic Profiles Review Article Pages 205-230 Deborah J. Fidler The Role of Motivation and Psychopathology in Understanding the IQ–Adaptive Behavior Discrepancy* Review Article Pages 231-259 Marc J. Tassé, Susan M. Havercamp Behavior‐Analytic Experimental Strategies and Motivational Processes in Persons with Mental Retardation Review Article Pages 261-288 William V. Dube, William J. McIlvane A Transactional Perspective on Mental Retardation* Review Article Pages 289-314 H. Carl Haywood Series Editors Page ii Contributors Pages ix-x Foreword Page xi Preface Pages xiii-xx Index Pages 315-326 Contents of Previous Volumes Pages 327-339 Contents Pages v-viii Volume 31 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is a thematic exploration of personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation. Looking at a broad spectrum of intellectual disabilities, Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems explores motivation as a moderator for performance and individualized effort. Coverage includes discussions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children, self-determination, interpersonal decision making in adolescents and adults with mental retardation, interpersonal relationships, and the connection between etiological-specific differences and motivation to form "behavioral phenotypes." A final chapter presents a transactional perspective on human ability, relying on constructs of intelligence, cognitive processes, and motivation, with implications for developmental interventions in the lives of persons with mental retardation.

*Explores personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation
*Discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children
*A useful reference for researchers and scholars in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as neuropsychology Volume 31 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is a thematic exploration of personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation. Looking at a broad spectrum of intellectual disabilities, Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems explores motivation as a moderator for performance and individualized effort. Coverage includes discussions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children, self-determination, interpersonal decision making in adolescents and adults with mental retardation, interpersonal relationships, and the connection between etiological-specific differences and motivation to form "behavioral phenotypes." A final chapter presents a transactional perspective on human ability, relying on constructs of intelligence, cognitive processes, and motivation, with implications for developmental interventions in the lives of persons with mental retardation. *Explores personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation *Discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children *A useful reference for researchers and scholars in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as neuropsychology