Motivational Systems

Klappentext This book deals with motivation at all levels from the physiological to that of mathematical modelling and explains complex ideas lucidly. Zusammenfassung This well-written and lively account of the principles of how motivational systems operate includes discussions of both theories and empirical results from individual systems. The book deals with motivation at all levels from the physiological to that of mathematical modelling and explains complex ideas lucidly. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Where drive and motivation constructs have been employed; 3. Models and theories of motivation; 4. Ingestive systems and motivational phenomena; 5. Comparison with non-ingestive motivational systems; 6. Associations and motivation; 7. Models of the environment in the spatial dimension; 8. Interaction between motivational systems; 9. Conclusion and outlook.

Product details

• Authors: F. Toates, Frederick Toates, Frederick M. Toates
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Gray (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521318945
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31894-5
• Series: Problems in the Behavioural Sc
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology