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Personal Control in Action
. Ed(S): Kofta, Miroslaw; Weary, Gifford; Sedek, Grzegorz
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kofta, Miroslaw; Weary, Gifford; Sedek, Grzegorz. Series: The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JMR; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 741.
Human beings are agents: They may exert influence over their own fate. They initiate their actions, experience a considerable degree of freedom and control in their mundane activities, and respond adversely to external constraints to their agency; they are able to monitor and modify their moti- vation, affective states, and behavior. Since the sixties, the notion of person-as-agent has become increas- ingly accepted in scientific psychology. Nowadays, personal control is a standard topic in research on personality, motivation, and social behavior. The most popular approach identifies personal control with a feeling or judgment: To have control means to perceive the ... Read more
Human beings are agents: They may exert influence over their own fate. They initiate their actions, experience a considerable degree of freedom and control in their mundane activities, and respond adversely to external constraints to their agency; they are able to monitor and modify their moti- vation, affective states, and behavior. Since the sixties, the notion of person-as-agent has become increas- ingly accepted in scientific psychology. Nowadays, personal control is a standard topic in research on personality, motivation, and social behavior. The most popular approach identifies personal control with a feeling or judgment: To have control means to perceive the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441932853
SKU
V9781441932853
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