Emotion and Motivation : Readings from the Handbook of Social Psychology

"Emotions and Motivation" is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of "Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology" that focuses on the study of motivation and emotion from a social psychological approach. This title collects readings from the four-volume set of "Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology" that focuses on the study of motivation and emotion from a social psychological approach. It provides a representative sampling of exciting research and theory on social cognition that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup. It is organized around two broad themes; affect and emotions; and social motivation. It includes introductions by two world-renowned researchers.