Human Motivation: A Social Psychological Approach

1. Introduction to the Study of Motivation. 2. Goals in Motivation. 3. Action Control in Motivation. 4. The Self in Motivation. 5. Motivation for Competence and Control. 6. The Thematic Approach: Achievement, Affiliation, and Power. 7. Arousal. 8. Emotion. 9. Prosocial and Aggressive Motivation. 10. Motivating Effects of Social Settings. 11. Stress and Motivation. 12. Concluding Comments.