Human motivation and emotion

Author(s)

• Buck, Ross

Bibliographic Information

Human motivation and emotion

Ross Buck

John Wiley & Sons, c1988

2nd ed

Other Title

感情の社会生理心理学

Note

First ed published: c1976

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-82, 3rd group) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This revision of the successful text draws on the latest research in all areas of the field, including biology and biochemistry, neurology, psychology, and sociology. Presenting the concepts of "motivation" and "emotion" as related aspects of the same general phenomena, it examines the basic biological and physiological systems underlying motivational and emotional responses, emphasizing how these interact with cognitive and other "higher order" processes. This background is applied to a series of specific types of motives and behavior patterns, such as aggression, sexuality, emotional expression, and competence. The author goes on to examine the interaction between cognitive and physiological factors, leading to a discussion of the central theme of the book: that increasingly complex social influences have, in the course of human evolution, liberated most human behavior from direct biological / physiological control. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes coverage of studies of the human brain via radioactive elements, a section on the facial feedback hypothesis, and an expanded treatment of the implications of right-versus-left hemisphere research. Also provided are a critical review of psychosurgery and physiological control, including a discussion of the CIA's involvement in this area, an examination of the effect of erotic films on aggressive behavior, and more.

Table of Contents

• The Nature of Motivation and Emotion
• Adaption, Stress, and Arousal
• Central Nervous System Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion
• The Control of Physiological Responding
• Aggression
• Sex
• The Evolution of Sex
• Physiological Determinants of Arousability
• The Development of Expression and Emotion
• Competence
• Cognition in Human Motivation and Emotion
• The Cognitive-Physiological Interaction
• Social Influence and Human Motivation
• The Physiological Bases of Motivation and Emotion.

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Details

• NCID: BA03707770
• ISBN:
  • 0471897051
• LCCN: 87031636
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 586, 82, 12 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF503
  • DC19 : 155.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Motivation (Psychology)
  • LCSH : Emotions
  • MESH : Emotions
  • MESH : Motivation