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This book presents the most comprehensive review of research
regarding personality and motivational differences in persons with
mental retardation. From the personal commentary of Edward Zigler,
H. Carl Haywood, and Harvey N. Switzky, the book summarizes the
classical work of the Yale and Peabody-Vanderbilt School over the
last 40 years. A sampling of new directions in research is
provided, including work on self-determination theory and practice;
decision making; direct and indirect effects of genetic mental
retardation syndromes on personality; personality and
psychopathology in genetic mental retardation syndromes; a new
theory of information processing linking cognition, motivation, and
performance; and a sensitivity theory of motivation. This
definitive work presents older and evolving newer models and
applications to the field in order to demonstrate the power of
motivational variables in understanding the behavior of persons
with mental retardation. The purpose is to enhance the quality of
life in persons with mental retardation and other developmental
disabilities.
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
Motivation is the energizing force that drives much of our
attention, conscious effort, and achievement in life. Yet this
important driving force may be absent, low, or problematic in
persons with mental retardation. This special thematic volume in
the "International Review of Research in Mental Retardation"
focuses on motivation within this special population. The book
explores several theoretical models of motivation, as well as
discussing issues of goal orientation, self-regulated academic
learning, the setting and monitoring of realistic goals, and social
competence for people with mental retardation. Additional chapters
discuss the measurement of subjective well-being and quality of
life in this population, and strategies for empowering students
with developmental difficulties as well as instructional practices
and contexts that can enhance motivation, learning, and
achievement.
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