Description: Cognitive Motivation From Curiosity to Identity, Purpose and Meaning A new general theory of cognitive motivation, combining affective and cognitive principles, is applied to a range of purposive behaviour. David Beswick (Author) 9781107177666, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 10 August 2017 396 pages 23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.67 kg 'David Beswick shows how the concept of an incomplete gestalt is relevant to different forms of cognitive motivation and how it relates to basic processes of memory, consciousness and emotion, as well as to goals, identity, meaning and purpose. This is a major work, scholarly and well-argued, providing a background to the many fascinating ideas that are presented. Highly recommended.' Norman Feather, Flinders University, Adelaide Motivation and cognition were treated as separate concepts throughout most of twentieth-century psychology. However, in recent years researchers have begun viewing the two as inextricably intertwined: not only does what we want affect how we think, but how we think affects what we want. In this innovative study, Beswick presents a new general theory of cognitive motivation, synthesizing decades of existing research in social, cognitive and personality psychology. New basic concepts are applied to a wide range of purposive behaviour. Part I of the volume reviews different forms of cognitive motivation, such as curiosity, cognitive dissonance, achievement motivation, and the search for purpose and meaning, while Part II examines the basic processes that underlie it, such as working memory, attention and emotion. The central concept is the incomplete gestalt, in which motivation is generated by a universal striving to integrate information and make sense at all levels of cognitive organization. Introduction: the incomplete gestalt Part I. Forms of Cognitive Motivation: 1. Towards a general theory of cognitive motivation 2. Curiosity 3. Intrinsic motivation 4. Cognitive dissonance 5. Achievement motivation 6. Agency, efficacy and attribution Part II. Basic Processes and Applications: 7. Working memory, consciousness, and attention 8. The function of emotion in cognitive motivation 9. Goals 10. Intentions 11. Identity 12. Purpose and meaning. Subject Areas: The self, ego, identity, personality [JMS], Perception [JMRP], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Psychology [JM]
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BIC Subject Area 1: The self, ego, identity, personality [JMS]
BIC Subject Area 2: Perception [JMRP]
BIC Subject Area 3: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]
BIC Subject Area 4: Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]
BIC Subject Area 5: Psychology [JM]
Number of Pages: 396 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Cognitive Motivation: from Curiosity to Identity, Purpose and Meaning
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 670 g
Type: Textbook
Author: David Beswick
Subject Area: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology
Item Width: 158 mm
Format: Hardcover
