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Handbook of Competence and Motivation - Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck. Google Image Result for. PsycNET - Option to Buy. Refinement and test of the theory of fluid and crystallized general intelligences.

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By Horn, John L.; Cattell, Raymond B. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol 57(5), Oct 1966, 253-270. Abstract The 23 factors previously identified as representing primary mental abilities and 8 factors previously defined as general personality dimensions were factored, using a sample of 297 adults, to provide evidence for hypotheses stipulating that general visualization, fluency, and speediness functions, as well as fluid and crystallized intelligence functions, are involved in the performances commonly said to indicate intelligence. 9 principal axes factors were sufficient to account for the observed, generally positive, intercorrelations among the 31 primary factors. These were rotated blindly to oblique simple structure. Psychology. Print this page Email this page Hardcover Henry Gleitman (Author, ) , James Gross (Author, ) , Daniel Reisberg (Author, ) The most intelligent book ever written for the course, reinvented for today's students.

The Eighth Edition has been reorganized and streamlined to mirror the organization of today's courses, updated to include extensive coverage of the latest discoveries and research, and reimagined with new pedagogy, figures, and technology. James Gross, co-author of the text and Director of the Psychology One Teaching Program at Stanford University, believes in an integrated approach that looks at multiple perspectives to understand the larger complexities of the field. Book Details March 2010 9.3 × 11.2 in / 715 pages Territory Rights: Worldwide Package Offers. File:Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.svg. Cancel Edit Delete Preview revert Text of the note (may include Wiki markup) Could not save your note (edit conflict or other problem).

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Comedy is tough, but it's even more difficult when you don't have the benefit of expressing it through physical movement. Breathing life into some of the most memorable family-friendly characters of all time these folks are just some of the incredibly talented voice actors who have been particularly influential for both what they've contributed to the industry and their inspiring talents. Join us in today's VOX Daily! Will You Learn The Gettysburg Address? This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, the most famous speech given by American President Abraham Lincoln, and undoubtably one of the greatest speeches given in US history. Documentarian Ken Burns is producing The Address, a 90-minute feature length documentary to be released in April 2014. Will you learn the address? Discover more about this opportunity in today's VOX Daily. Google Image Result for. Beauty Pageant Interview Preparation Tips.

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Your poise under pressure, personality, and intelligence will be immediately evaluated. Whether you are competing in the Miss America or Miss Universe circuits, it cannot be emphasized how crucial it is to master the interview. This goes without saying: know your current events! Study up and have opinions. Read, read, read, and then discuss with family and friends. Interview various people in your community. Two Cents Tuesday: The Paper Pile. Not All Self-affirmations Were Created Equal: The Cognitive and Social Benefits of Affirming The Intrinsic (vs. Extrinsic) Self. Abstract Three studies investigated whether affirming the self intrinsically (vs. extrinsically) would reduce defensive concerns and improve cognitive and social functioning in evaluative contexts.

Not All Self-affirmations Were Created Equal: The Cognitive and Social Benefits of Affirming The Intrinsic (vs. Extrinsic) Self

Study 1 found that an intrinsic self-affirmation reduced self-handicapping and increased performance on a threatening serial subtraction task relative to an extrinsic self-affirmation. Study 2 replicated the effects of Study 1, showing that an intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) self-affirmation increased women's performance on a math test under conditions that arouse stereotype threat. A third study extended these findings to threatening social contexts. Focusing participants on intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) aspects of self reduced thoughts about social rejection prior to an evaluative social interaction. A. H. Maslow (1943) A Theory of Human Motivation. Classics in the History of Psychology An internet resource developed byChristopher D.

A. H. Maslow (1943) A Theory of Human Motivation

GreenYork University, Toronto, OntarioISSN 1492-3713 (Return to Classics index) A Theory of Human Motivation A. Originally Published in Psychological Review, 50, 370-396. Posted August 2000 [p. 370] I. In a previous paper (13) various propositions were presented which would have to be included in any theory of human motivation that could lay claim to being definitive. 1. The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conform to the known facts, clinical and observational as well as experimental. It is far easier to perceive and to criticize the aspects in motivation theory than to remedy them. The 'physiological' needs. -- The needs that are usually taken as the starting point for motivation theory are the so-called physiological drives.