Description
This innovative text sheds light on how other people work — why they occasionally serve as well and, at other times, behave in ways which can be self-defeating or destructive. The writer presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows:
* How these patterns originate in other people’s self-theories
* Their consequences for the individual — for success, social relationships, and emotional well-being
* Their consequences for society, from problems with human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations
* The experiences that create them
This outstanding text is a should-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is acceptable for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.