Motivation : the organization of action /
Douglas Mook.
- 1st ed.
- New York : W.W. Norton, c1987.
- xxii, 586 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes Bibliography, name and subject index
Contents: The Concept of motivation : Introduction -- A Brief history of motivational concepts -- Basic action systems : Biological motives:Hunger and thirst -- Biological motives:Sex and aggression -- Biological motives:Integration by the nervous systems -- Energy, arousal and action -- Acquired drives and rewards -- Purposive behavior : Reinforcement theory -- Images, goals, and plans -- Decision, choice, and allocation -- Human motivation : Motivation and cognitive processes -- Motivation and emotion -- Social motivation -- Complex motives.