PERSONALITY AND MOTIVATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION by Harvey N. Switzky (Editor) ( 9780805825701 )

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PERSONALITY AND MOTIVATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

By:

Harvey N. Switzky (Editor)

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Paperback

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0805825703

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9780805825701

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

Pub. date:

12 September, 2001

Series:

The LEA Series on Special Education and Disability

Pages:

432

Synopsis:

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.

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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc

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