Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology) - Hardcover

Dweck, Carol S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863775705 ISBN 13: 9780863775703

Verlag: Psychology Press, 1999

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This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows:

* How these patterns originate in people's self-theories
* Their consequences for the person -- for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being
* Their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations
* The experiences that create them

This outstanding text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

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This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows:

* How these patterns originate in people's self-theories
* Their consequences for the person -- for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being
* Their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations
* The experiences that create them

This outstanding text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

Reseña del editor

This text sheds light on how people work - why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. Dweck presents her research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows: how these patterns originate in people's self-theories; their consequences for the person - for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being; their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations; and the experiences that create them. This text should be of interest to researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0863775705
• ISBN 13: 9780863775703
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 212
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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