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Pathfinder: Motivation
Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Videos|Web
Sites
Scope: Motivation refers to the
processes involved in the initiation, direction, and
energization of individual behavior. (Colman, Companion
Encyclopedia of Psychology)
In short, the concept of motivation attempts to answer
the question of why people behave the way they do. Three
major areas of motivation include striving to achieve,
attaining personal goals, and the morality issue or how
one is viewed by others.
The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a
guideline for student research. It is not intended as a
comprehensive listing of all resources available in the
library, but as a selective sampling of the many types
of materials available on this topic.
Books dealing with motivation are listed in the Baddour
Library’s online catalog under the following subject
headings:
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Motivation (psychology)
Psychology, industrial
Desire
Meaning (Psychology)
There are sources located in the Reference Section of
the Baddour Library that give a general overview or
summary of the topic you are researching. The following
is a list of some of the sources available in the
library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF BF 149.C36 1998 A Century of Psychology as Science
REF BF 31.C66 1994 Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology
REF BF 531.E55 1999 Emotions
REF BF 149.C36 1998 Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
REF BF 31.E52 2000 Encyclopedia of Psychology
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Kerr, Steven.
Ultimate Rewards: What Really Motivates
People to Achieve. Boston:
Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
Lawrence, Paul R.
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes our Choices. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 2002.
Reiss, Steven.
Who Am I?: The 16 Basic Desires that
Motivate Our Behavior and Define our Personality. New
York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2000.
Tjosvold, Dean.
Psychology for Leaders: Using
Motivation, Conflict, and Power
to Manage More Effectively. New York: J. Wiley, 1995.
Some of the specific periodicals the library subscribes
to that focus on this topic are:
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE
PUBLICATIONS
Emotional Intelligence
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Journal of Personality & Social Psychology
Psychology Today
VIDEOS
BF 131.D55X vol. 12 Discovering Psychology
WEB SITES
Comprehensive Guides to Psychology Sites on the World
Wide Web
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/psych/
A
comprehensive list of psychology web sites from the
University of Chicago.
Current Topics in Psychology
http://www.fenichel.com/current.shtml
This
directory is a well-organized, quick reference
collection of articles, web sites, and research tools
for the general public and professionals. Topics listed
include links for specific psychological disorders,
usually to an association's web site (for example the
Alzheimer's Association), and broader issues, for
example ethics. Maintained by a clinical pscyhologist.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
http://www.psychology.org/
A searchable
gateway to 2000 quality psychology sites on the web.
Networked Resources in Psychology and Mental Health
http://plaza.interport.net/nypsan/network.html
This site
from the Abraham A. Brill Library of the New York
Psychoanalytic Institute provides useful information for
students in Psychology 101 classes. Lists research
organizations and facilities. Includes health resource
lists, medical websites such as Dr. John M. Grohol's
Mental Health Resource List. Abnormal psychology, cults,
anxiety, mood disorders, sleep medicine, and
post-traumatic stress are just some of the many topics
covered.
Social Psychology Network
http://www.socialpsychology.org
Very
user-friendly and helpful, this site claims to be one of
the largest social psychology databases on the Internet.
Contains links to thousands of social psychology and
psychology-related websites. A must for any student or
professional.
Updated
02/08/2007
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