Motivation, Emotion, and Cognition
Subtitle: Integrative Perspectives on Intellectual Functioning and Development (The Educational Psychology Series)
Contributors: David Yun Dai (Editor); Robert J. Sternberg (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: April 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780805845570
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; Motivation (Psychology); Emotions; Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Developmental - General; Education / Educational Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Emotions; Emotions and cognition; Intellect
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Description: The central argument of this book is that cognition is not the whole story in understanding intellectual functioning and development. To account for inter-individual, intra-individual, and developmental variability in actual intellectual performance, it is necessary to treat cognition, emotion, and motivation as inextricably related.