The 12th volume of the Advances in Social Cognition series, this book presents and evaluates new theoretical advances in all areas of social cognition and information processing. An entire volume is devoted to each theory, offering evaluation from a variety of perspectives. The series reflects two major characteristics of social cognition: the high level of activity in the field and the interstitial nature of the work. An understanding of the cognitive and motivational determinants of behavioural self-regulation is regarded as one of the most important goals of social and personality psychology, with far-reaching practical as well as theoretical implications. These have been reached by leading scholars throughout the social psychology field.
Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface. C.S. Carver, M.F. Scheier, Themes and Issues in the Self-Regulation of Behavior. M. Csikszentmihalyi, J. Nakamura, Emerging Goals and the Self-Regulation of Behavior. J.P. Forgas, P.T. Vargas, Affect, Goals, and the Self-Regulation of Behavior. P.M. Gollwitzer, U.B. Rohloff, The Speed of Goal Pursuit. H. Grant, C.S. Dweck, Content Versus Structure in Motivation and Self-Regulation. E.M. Pomerantz, E.R. Altermatt, Considering the Role of Development in Self-Regulation. R.M. Ryan, E.L. Deci, Approaching and Avoiding Self-Determination: Comparing Cybernetic and Organismic Paradigms of Motivation. J.A. Sniezek, Issues in Self-Control Theory and Research. Confidence, Doubt, Expectancy Bias, and Opposing Forces. A. Tesser, Responding to Attempts at Control: Autonomy, Instrumentality, and Action Identification. R.R. Vallacher, A. Nowak, The Dynamics of Self-Regulation. C.S. Carver, M.F. Scheier, A Few More Themes, a Lot More Issues: Commentary on the Commentaries.
Review :
"...includes a provocative lead article by Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier, 10 insightful chapter-length commentaries by highly respected theorists, and a summary and rebuttal by the lead article's authors....As one might expect from such an ambitious lead article, the commentaries by other theorists are similarly creative, thoughtful, and well worth reading....In summary, Carver and Scheier have produced an ambitious contribution that advances exciting new ideas, engenders lively controversy, and suggests directions for future research."
—Contemporary Psychology
