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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book explores how and why humans are motivated to act in the ways that they do. The chapters examine the origins of a given action rather than their superficial appearance, which can often be misleading. Kovac integrates the existing knowledge of the field of motivation into a greater theoretical framework by adopting both analytical and holistic perspectives.
This theoretical framework suggests that all human behaviour evolves from the three fundamental underlying tendencies connected to the concepts of control, affiliation and self-expression that are further modified by the mechanism of balanced dual tension. These tendencies are conceptualised as systems of interrelated psychological needs that guide and govern a variety of human actions.
As such, this book should be useful to upper-level students and researchers of cognitive and social psychology and all scholars interested in human motivation.
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About the author
Velibor Bobo Kovac is a Professor at the Department of Education at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, where he teaches courses in psychology, special education, research methods and history of education. His research interests include studies on addictive behaviours, motivational theory and assessments of student behaviours in various contexts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Basic Motivation and Human Behaviour
Book Subtitle: Control, Affiliation and Self-expression
Authors: Velibor Bobo Kovac
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47056-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47055-3Published: 15 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69194-4Published: 04 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47056-0Published: 01 June 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 249
Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Emotion