Written for psychology majors, this textbook begins by outlining the major issues and describing the organizing principles in the study of motivation. It then analyzes some basic motivational systems, including hunger, sex, attention, alertness, addiction, and aggression. Both goal-congruent and goa
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"This is a very well written, and technically engaging book. The book reflects an extensively well-thought-out and organized approach to the study of motivation. The author's voice is heard and the questions asked and answered by the text are compelling."
Dr. Robert E. Franken is a professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, with a research focus on better understanding curiosity and exploratory behavior. He is currently living part of the year in Vancouver, British Columbia and part of the year in the Rocky Mountains. Much of his research addresses understanding sensation seekers who are motivated by the need to experience varied, novel, and complex sensations and are willing to take risks in order to experience such.
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