This book addresses an important topic in the field of social and personality psychology: achievement motivation. The book consists of six chapters. Chapter One discusses motivation through its concept, functions, classification of motives, and the dimensions of motivational needs. Chapter Two focuses on the theories explaining motivation, divided into two trends: old theories (Instinct, Need-Press, Maslow, Atkinson, Raynor, Causal, Val, Behavioral, and Cognitive Evaluation) and modern trends in integrated theorizing (Equity-Expectancy-Goal Setting, Attribution, and Behavior Reinforcement). Chapter Three centers on achievement motivation itself, covering its definitions, types, importance, gender differences, relationship with behavior, influencing factors, and the personality traits of high achievers. Chapter Four examines methods for measuring achievement motivation. Chapter Five addresses academic achievement motivation, reviewing the functions of motivation in education, reasons for its decline in students, and methods to stimulate it. Finally, Chapter Six details the procedural steps for developing an achievement motivation scale and its applied results.

• Number of Pages: 208
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Binding Type: Cardboard
• Edition: 1
• Printing Color: Black
• Size (cm): 17x24
• Weight (kg): 0.550
• Barcode: 9789957680374