The Uncertain Mind: Individual Differences in Facing the Unknown

ISBN-13: 9781138462762 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Richard M. Sorrentino

Opis

This new book deals directly with how people cope with uncertainty, presenting some fifteen years of research devoted to understanding the dynamics of uncertainty orientation.

Recenzje

"...we found this volume to be both scholarly and stimulating (a conjunction not always achieved in our academic literature). We await further developments in this productive research program." -- Keith E. Stanovich and Richard F. West

Spis treści

Preface. The Uncertain Mind. Uncertainty and Society. Previous Approaches. Individual Differences in Uncertainty Orientation. The Development of Uncertainty Orientation . Theory of Personality Functioning and Change. Cognitive, Moral, and Ego-Identity Development. Cultural Differences in Uncertainty Orientation. The Self,/b> . Theories of Self. The Uncertainty-Oriented Person and the Self. The Self and Achievement Behavior. Self Discrepancy Theory. Achievement Behavior . The Theory of Achievement Motivation. Integration of Motivational and Cognitive Theories. Cognition. Uncertainty and Certainty Schema. Social Influence and Information Processing. Social Comparison. Memory and Categorization Differences. Attitude Change. Group Dynamics. Close Relationships. Cooperative Learning. Social Identity. Groupthink. Intergroup Conflict. Power. Psychopathology . Depression and Control. Self-Penetration Theory. Prevention and Protection Motivation. General Issues. Conscious Thought and Rational Behavior. The Dynamics of Action. Uncertainty Orientation and Society. Appendix.

O autorze

Sorrentino, Richard M.; Roney, Christopher J.R.