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International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, Volume 31

Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems

All Categories > Psychology > Cognitive & Lifespan Psychology

Authors: Harvey N. Switzky, Laraine Masters Glidden
  • ISBN: 9780123662316
  • Price: LE 296.00
  • Special Offer Price: LE 236.80
  • Number Of Pages: 360
  • Edition: 1 Edition
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Categories Cognitive & Lifespan Psychology  
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Volume 31 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is a thematic exploration of personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation. Looking at a broad spectrum of intellectual disabilities, Mental Retardation, Personality, and Motivational Systems explores motivation as a moderator for performance and individualized effort. Coverage includes discussions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children, self-determination, interpersonal decision making in adolescents and adults with mental retardation, interpersonal relationships, and the connection between etiological-specific differences and motivation to form "behavioral phenotypes." A final chapter presents a transactional perspective on human ability, relying on constructs of intelligence, cognitive processes, and motivation, with implications for developmental interventions in the lives of persons with mental retardation.

*Explores personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation
*Discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children
*A useful reference for researchers and scholars in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as neuropsychology.