Social motivation : conscious and unconscious processes ; [the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology, volume 6

This book presents ground-breaking research by leading international researchers on the nature, functions and characteristics of social motivation. Its contributors focus on a variety of issues, such as the functions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and the subtle roles that habits and goals play in producing and maintaining motivated social behaviors. Recent discoveries in the psychology of motivation relevant to everyday social behaviors and clinical, organizational, educational and counseling practices receive particular attention. Contents......Page 8 About the Editors......Page 12 Contributors......Page 14 Preface......Page 18 Social Motivation......Page 24 part i CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS SOCIAL MOTIVATION......Page 42 Multiple Goals, Optimal Motivation, and the Development of Interest......Page 44 The Machine in the Ghost......Page 63 Habits and the Structure of Motivation in Everyday Life......Page 78 Motivation in Social Settings......Page 94 Re.ection and Impulse as Determinants of Conscious and Unconscious Motivation......Page 114 The Role of Motivation in the Unconscious......Page 136 part ii SOCIAL MOTIVATION......Page 154 From Evolved Motives to Everyday Mentation......Page 156 Automatic Goal Inference and Contagion......Page 176 The Interaction Between Affect and Motivation in Social Judgments and Behavior......Page 191 Internal and External Encoding Style and Social Motivation......Page 217 Authenticity, Social Motivation, and Psychological Adjustment......Page 233 Motivation and Construct Accessibility......Page 251 part iii CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS SOCIAL MOTIVATION......Page 270 Self-Regulatory Processes in Interracial Interactions......Page 272 Exploring the Discrepancy Between Implicit and Explicit Prejudice......Page 297 Ostracism......Page 317 Attentional and Regulatory Mechanisms of Momentary Work Motivation and Performance......Page 337 Social Motivation and Object Relations......Page 355 To Know or Not to Know......Page 374 Author Index......Page 396 Subject Index......Page 406 This Volume Surveys The Most Recent Theories And Research On The Psychological Mechanisms Involved In The Planning And Execution Of Motivated Social Behavior. The Book Is Written In A Readable Yet Scholarly Style. The Chapters Take A Highly Comprehensive And Integrative Approach, And The Book Should Be Of Interest To Students, Practitioners And Researchers Interested In The Psychology Of Motivation, And Should Also Be Suitable As An Advanced Textbook In This Field.--jacket. 1. Social Motivation : Introduction And Overview / Joseph P. Forgas, Kipling D. Williams And Simon M. Laham -- 2. Multiple Goals, Optimal Motivation, And The Development Of Interest / Judith M. Harackiewicz, Amanda M. Durik And Kenneth E. Barron -- 3. The Machine In The Ghost : A Dual Process Model Of Defense Against Conscious And Unconscious Death-related Thought / Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg And Sheldon Solomon -- 4. Habits And The Structure Of Motivation In Everyday Life / Wendy Wood And Jeffrey M. Quinn -- 5. Motivation In Social Settings : Studies Of Effort-related Cardiovascular Arousal / Guido H.e. Gendolla And Rex A. Wright. Edited By Joseph P. Forgas, Kipling D. Williams, Simon M. Laham. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. One of the most striking characteristics of human behavior that has fascinated philosophers and writers since antiquity is its purposive, intentional quality. Cambridge University Press ISBN,9780521832540,hardback,ISBN,9780521114134,paperback ISBN 9780521832540 hardback,ISBN 9780521114134 paperback