The Psychological Science of Money

ISBN-13: 9781493909582 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 267 str.

Erik H. Bijleveld; Henk Aarts

Opis

Money. The root of all evil? Arguably. Essential to our lives? Certainly. A main driver of human thought, emotion, and action? Absolutely--and psychology and its related fields are getting closer to understanding its complex role in human behavior and in society. The Psychological Science of Money brings together classic and current findings on the myriad ways money affects brain, mind, and behavior to satisfy not only our needs for material gain, but also for autonomy and self-worth. Leading experts trace the links between early concepts of value and modern symbolic meanings of wealth, in addition to identifying the areas of the human brain that together act as its financial center. This cross-disciplinary analysis helps clarify the neuroscience behind pathological gambling, the critical role of time in financial decisions, and the impact of money on diverse personal activities and interpersonal relationships. Included in the coverage:

• Materiality, symbol, and complexity in the anthropology of money.
• The (relative and absolute) subjective value of money.
• Conscious and unconscious influences of money: two sides of the same coin?
  
• A life-course approach to dealing with monetary gains and losses
  
• Motivation and cognitive control: beyond monetary incentives.
  

An integrative perspective on the science of getting paid.

The psychological science of spending.

The unique role of money in society makes The Psychological Science of Money a singularly fascinating resource with a wide audience among social psychologists, industrial and organizational psychologists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, and public policymakers.

Spis treści

PART 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF MONEY

Chapter 1. A Psychological Perspective on Money

By Erik Bijleveld and Henk Aarts

Chapter 2. Money: Metaphors and Motives

By Stephen E.G. Lea and Paul Webley

Chapter 3. Materiality, Symbol and Complexity in the Anthropology of Money

By Taylor C. Nelms and Bill Maurer

PART 2. DEALING WITH MONEY: BIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE MECHANISMS

Chapter 4. Conscious and Unconscious Influences of Money: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

By Rémi L. Capa and Ruud Custers

Chapter 5. The (Relative and Absolute) Subjective Value of Money

By Eva C. Buechel and Carey K. Morewedge

Chapter 6. Financial decision making across adulthood

By Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin, Todd A. Hagen, and Daniel J. Weiner

Chapter 7. Motivation and Cognitive Control: Going Beyond Monetary Incentives

By Marie K. Krug and Todd S. Braver

Chapter 8. Pathological gambling: Who gains from others’ losses?

By Ronen Huberfeld and Pinhas N. Dannon

PART 3. DEALING WITH MONEY: MEANING-MAKING PROCESSES

Chapter 9. The Psychology of Getting Paid: An Integrated Perspective

By Arlen Moller and Edward L. Deci

Chapter 10. The Psychological Science of Spending Money

By Travis J. Carter

Chapter 11. Two Sides of the Same Coin

: Money can Promote and Hinder Interpersonal Processes

By Nicole L. Mead and Anika Stuppy

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O autorze

Erik Bijleveld is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University. His research focuses on investigating nonconscious, motivational processes. More specifically, his present line of research aims to show that nonconscious and conscious varieties of motivation operate in similar ways, at least when it comes to the allocation of mental resources. Henk Aarts completed graduate training as an experimental social psychologist at Nijmegen University, where he worked on habit and decision making. Since 2004 he has been a Full Professor in Social Psychology at Utrecht University. His work deals with several topics related to the role of goals in automatic processes of social cognition and behavior.