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- Hardback: 548 pages
- Published: February 2009
- ISBN: 978-1-60623-029-9
- Publisher: Guilford Press
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- Edited by Gordon B. Moskowitz, and Heidi Grant.
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Bringing together leading authorities, this tightly edited volume reviews the breadth of current knowledge about goals and their key role in human behavior. Presented are cutting-edge theories and findings that shed light on the ways people select and prioritize goals; how they are pursued; factors that lead to success or failure in achieving particular aims; and consequences for individual functioning and well-being. Thorough attention is given to both conscious and nonconscious processes. The biological, cognitive, affective, and social underpinnings of goals are explored, as is their relationship to other motivational constructs.
Table of Contents
G.B. Moskowitz, H. Grant, Introduction: Four Themes in the Study of Goals. Part 1. What (and Where) are Goals? A.W. Kruglanski, C. Kopetz, What Is So Special (and Nonspecial) about Goals? A View from the Cognitive Perspective. A.J. Elliot, D. Niesta, Goals in the Context of the Hierarchical Model of Approach–avoidance Motivation. H. Grant, L. Gelety, Goal-content Theories: Why Differences in What We Are Striving for Matter. E.T. Berkman, M.D. Lieberman, The Neuroscience of Goal Pursuit: Bridging Gaps between Theory and Data. J.A. Bargh, J.Y. Huang, The Selfish Goal. Part 2. How Are Goals Selected? G. Oettingen, E.J. Stephens, Fantasies and Motivationally Intelligent Goal Setting. R. Custers, How Does Our Unconscious Know What We Want? The Role of Affect in Goal Representations. G.B. Moskowitz, Y. Gesundheit, Goal Priming. J.Y. Shah, D. Hall, N.P. Leander, Moments of Motivation: Margins of Opportunity in Managing the Efficacy, Need, and Transitions of Striving. Part 3. How Are Goals Pursued? L.L. Martin, A. Tesser, Five Markers of Motivated Behavior. N. Liberman, R. Dar, Normal and Pathological Consequences of Encountering Difficulties in Monitoring Progress toward Goals. G.B. Moskowitz, The Compensatory Nature of Goal Pursuit: From Explicit Action to Implicit Cognition. N.B. Jostmann, S.L. Koole, When Persistence is Futile: A Functional Analysis of Action Orientation and Goal Disengagement. E.J. Parks-Stamm, P.M. Gollwitzer, Goal Implementation: The Benefits and Costs of If–then Planning. J. Förster, L. Werth, Regulatory Focus: Classic Findings and New Directions. Part 4. Consequences of Goal Pursuit. K.D. Vohs, A.M. Kaikati, P. Kerkhof, B.J. Schmeichel, Self-Regulatory Resource Depletion: A Model for Understanding the Limited Nature of Goal Pursuit. M.J. Ferguson, S.C. Porter, Goals and (Implicit) Attitudes: A Social-cognitive Perspective. N.P. Leander, S.G. Moore, T.L. Chartrand, Mystery Moods: Their Origins and Consequences. E.T. Higgins, Regulatory Fit in the Goal-Pursuit Process.
Reviews
"'Do you know what you want?' This is not just a question posed by an impatient restaurant server. Knowing what we want is the center of our psychological life, and the degree to which we are conscious or unconscious of our goals is an issue of enduring concern. This book chronicles emerging breakthroughs in several fields to offer striking new insights on how goals operate in the mind." - Daniel M. Wegner, Harvard University
"This handbook of goals research is an idea whose time has come. This comprehensive work will inform psychological scientists of all stripes: social, personality, cognitive, and clinical psychologists all will find something useful and new here. Everyone from students to experts will want to have this readable and authoritative source in their classes, in their libraries, and on their desks." - Susan T. Fiske, Princeton University
"The study of goals is at the heart of understanding human behavior in a social context. This unique, timely book surveys the cognitive and motivational components of goal-directed behavior. Distinguished scientists and researchers contribute state-of-the-art presentations in their respective areas of expertise. Chapters provide insightful and challenging perspectives on central topics in contemporary research on goals, such as evolution, brain, affect, perception, memory, representation of knowledge, executive control, and conscious versus nonconscious processes." - Henk Aarts, Utrecht University
"Every moment of waking life, our behavior, thinking, and emotions are oriented and regulated by goals - whether we are aware of it or not. Goals are the system units of human functioning. This book offers the most definitive, state-of-the-art treatment of the topic that I have seen in decades, from a collection of stellar researchers and thinkers. It is a field-renewing book that will launch a flotilla of new research." - Claude Steele, Stanford University
Author/Editor Biography
Gordon B. Moskowitz, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. His research examines the relationship between social cognition and goals, with particular emphasis on the implicit nature of each. His current interests include creativity goals and egalitarian goals and their impact on controlling stereotyping. Dr. Moskowitz has published numerous journal articles and two previous books.
Heidi Grant, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. Her current research focuses on the impact of goal difficulty and obstacles on the pursuit of achievement goals, and the development of a successful classroom learning goal intervention. Dr. Grant has published a number of journal articles and book chapters.
