Development of volitional competence
By: edited by Patrick W. Conway, Daniel C. Jordan, Donald T. Streets.
Contributors: Jordan, Daniel C., joint comp.; Streets, Donald T., joint comp.
Publisher: MSS Information Corp.
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Motivation (Psychology); Volition -- Collected works.
Notes: Cataloging based on CIP information.
Table of contents: title: Krikorian, Y. H. Life mechanism and purpose.; title: Perry, R. B. A behavioristic view of purpose.; title: McDougall, W. Purposive or mechanical psychology.; title: Rosenbluth, A., Weiner, N., and Bigelow, J. Behavior, purpose, and teleology.; title: Mowrer, O. H., Rayman, N. N., and Bliss, E. Preparatory set (expectancy); an experimental demonstration of its central locus.; title: Harlow, H. F. Learning and satiation of response in intrinsically motivated complex puzzle performance by monkeys.; title: Hunt, J. McV. Intrinsic motivation and its role in psychological development.; title: Bryan, J. E. and Locke, E. A. Goal setting as a means of increasing motivation.; title: Bzhalava, I. T. Experimental study of the will.; title: Feather, N. T. The study of persistence.; title: Kimble, G. and Perlmutter, L. The problem of volition.