Beyond pleasure and pain [electronic resource] : how motivation works / E. Tory Higgins.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Motivation beyond pleasure and pain -- What is motivation? -- Value, truth, and control : ways of being effective -- Value : having desired results -- Truth : establishing what's real -- Control : managing what happens -- Value-truth relations : creating commitment -- Value-control relations : it's the fit that counts -- Truth-control relations : going in the right direction -- Value-truth-control relations : organization of motives -- Personality and culture : ways of seeing and coping with the world -- Managing motives effectively : working backwards from what you want -- What is the good life? : well-being from being effective.
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