Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Section 1 Personal Motivation 3
New Directions in Goal-Setting Theory (Vol. 15, No. 5, 2006, pp. 265-268) Edwin A. Locke Gary P. Latham 5
The Strength Model of Self-Control (Vol. 16, No. 6, 2007, pp. 351-355) Roy F. Baumeister Dianne M. Tice Kathleen D. Vohs 12
The Perils of Perfectionism in Sports and Exercise (Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005, pp. 14-18) Gordon L. Flett Paul L. Hawitt 20
Contingencies of Self-Worth (Vol. 14, No. 4, 2005, pp. 200-203) Jennifer Crocker Katherine M. Knight 28
Critical Thinking Questions 35
Section 2 Social Motivation 37
Antecedents and Consequences of System-Justifying Ideologies (Vol. 14, No. 5, 2005, pp. 260-265) John T. Jost Orsolya Hunyaday 39
The Concept of Organizational Citizenship (Vol. 13, No. 6, 2004, pp. 238-241) Walter C. Borman 49
An Adaptation for Altruism?: The Social Causes, Social Effects, and Social Evolution of Gratitude (Vol. 17, No. 4, 2008, pp. 281-285) Michael E. McCullough Marcia B. Kimeldorf Adam D. Cohen 55
Adaptations to Ovulation: Implications for Sexual and Social Behavior (Vol. 14, No. 6, 2005, pp. 312-316) Steven W. Gangestad Randy Thornhill Christine E. Garver-Apgar 63
Critical Thinking Questions 70
Section 3 Non-Conscious Influences on Motivation 71
Merely Activating the Concept of Money Changes Personal and Interpersonal Behavior (Vol. 17, No. 3, 2008, pp. 208-212) Kathleen D. Vohs Nicole L. Mead Miranda R. Goode 73
Color and Psychological Functioning (Vol. 16, No. 5, 2007, pp. 250-254) Andrew J. Elliot Markus A. Maier 82
Implicit Egotism (Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 106-110) Brett W. Pelham Mauricio Carvallo John T. Jones 90
Critical Thinking Questions 98
Section 4 Personal Emotion99
Emerging Insights Into the Nature and Function of Pride (Vol. 16, No. 3, 2007, pp. 147-150) Jessica L. Tracy Richard W. Robins 101
Interest-The Curious Emotion (Vol. 17, No. 1, 2008, pp. 57-60) Paul J. Silvia 109
Positive Affect and Health (Vol. 15, No. 3, 2006, pp. 122-125) Sheldon Cohen Sarah D. Pressman 116
The Science of Emotional Intelligence (Vol. 14, No. 6, 2005, pp. 281-285) Peter Salovey Daisy Grewal 124
Critical Thinking Questions 131
Section 5 Non-Conscious Influences on Emotion 133
Unconscious Emotion (Vol. 13, No. 3, 2004, pp. 120-123) Piotr Winkielman Kent C. Berridge 135
Sources of Implicit Attitudes (Vol. 13, No. 2, 2004, pp. 79-82) Laurie A. Rudman 143
The Malicious Serpent: Snakes as a Prototypical Stimulus for an Evolved Module of Fear (Vol. 12, No. 1, 2003, pp. 5-9) Arne Öet;hman Susan Mineka 150
Universals and Cultural Differences in Recognizing Emotions (Vol. 12, No. 5, 2003, pp. 159-164) Hillary Anger Elfenbein Nalini Ambady 157
Critical Thinking Questions 165
Section 6 Happiness and Well-Being 167
Adaptation and the Set-Point Model of Subjective Well-Being: Does Happiness Change After Major Life Events? (Vol. 16 No. 2, 2007, pp. 75-79) Richard E. Lucas 169
Buddhists and Psychological Perspectives on Emotions and Well-Being (Vol. 14, No. 2, 2005, pp. 59-63) Paul Ekman Richard J. Davidson Matthieu Ricard B. Alan Wallace 177
Affective Forecasting: Knowing What to Want (Vol. 14, No. 3, 2005, pp. 131-134) Timothy D. Wilson Daniel T. Gilbert 184
Children of the Affluent: Challenges to Well-Being (Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005, pp. 49-53) Suniya S. Luthar Shawn J. Latendresse 192
Critical Thinking Questions 199
