Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Motivation and Emotion 2. The History of Motivation and Emotion 3. Evolutionary Antecedents of Motivation 4. Addictions and Addictive Behaviors 5. Homeostasis: Temperature, Thirst, Hunger, and Eating 6. Behavior, Arousal, and Affective Valence 7. Stress, Coping, and Health 8. Psychological Needs and Motives 9. Personality and Motivation 10. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation 11. Goal Motivation 12. Economics of Motivation 13. Emotions and Moods 14. Emotions as Motives

About the Author

Lambert Deckers is a professor emeritus of psychological science at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He taught psychology courses for 45 years, with 40 years devoted to teaching a course in motivation and emotion. He also taught courses in the psychology of learning, and history and systems of psychology. Professor Deckers is a charter member of the Association for Psychological Science and a member of the Society for the Study of Motivation.