▪ Abstract This chapter reviews the recent research on motivation, beliefs, values, and goals,
focusing on developmental and educational psychology. The authors divide the chapter into …

This article presents a critique of current models of preventive behavior. It discusses a
variety of factors that are usually overlooked—including the appearance of costs and …

In this article we present a theoretical analysis of the nature and development of children's
achievement task values. Our approach builds on traditional expectancy-value theory and …

Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk
researcher must read this book-it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk …

We tested whether a utility value intervention (via manipulated relevance) influenced interest
and performance on a task and whether this intervention had different effects depending on …

The authors assessed the dimensionality of and relations between adolescents'
achievement-related beliefs and self perceptions, focusing on subjective valuing of …

We argue that goals serve as reference points and alter outcomes in a manner consistent
with the value function of Prospect Theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979; Tversky & …

A critical review is presented of all theoretical aspects of the destination-choice process.
Decision theory and the destination-choice model are outlined, followed by a discussion of …

Risk research over the last three decades has been focused on the development of methods
of and procedures for risk analysis and risk management. As a consequence of this …

This book aims to help the reader to understand what motivates people to engage in risk
taking behavior, such as participating in traffic, sports, financial investments, or courtship …