Intrinsic Motivation (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

I The Nature of Intrinsic Motivation.- 1. Some Comments on the "Why" of Behavior.- Mechanistic Approaches.- Organismic Approaches.- About This Book.- 2. Conceptualizations of Intrinsic Motivation.- Drive-Theory Accounts.- Optimal Stimulation.- The Reduction of Uncertainty.- Competence and Self-Determination.- Concluding Comments.- Summary.- 3. Intrinsic Motivation and Development.- The Intrinsic Motivation of Development.- The Development of Intrinsic Motivation.- Summary.- 4. The Intrinsic Motivation of Behavior.- A Cognitive View of Behavior.- Stimulus Inputs.- Awareness of Potential Satisfaction.- Goal Selection.- Goal-Directed Behavior.- Rewards and Satisfaction.- Summary.- II Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motivation.- 5. Cognitive Evaluation Theory: Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation.- Change in Perceived Locus of Causality.- Change in Competence and Self-Determination.- Two Aspects to Rewards.- Summary.- Author's Note.- 6. Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Effects of Insufficient Justification on Intrinsic Motivation.- Dissonance and Intrinsic Motivation.- Dissonance and Attitudes.- Dissonance and Motives.- Summary.- 7. Inequity and Intrinsic Motivation.- Equity Theory.- Overpayment Inequity.- Underpayment Inequity.- Summary.- 8. Implications and Applications.- Intrinsic Motivation and Education.- Organizational Motivation.- Summary.- III Related Issues.- 9. Pro-Attitudinal Advocacy: Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Attitudes.- Self-Perception Theory.- Psychological Reactance.- Summary.- 10. Attribution and Motivation.- The Attribution of Motivation.- The Process of Making Attributions.- The Motivation of Attribution.- Summary.- 11. Perceiving Intrinsic Motivation in Oneself and Others.- Personal Knowledge and External Forces.- The Actor and the Observer.- Summary.- References.- Author Index.