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The chapters are rather diverse and cover a variety of topics from politics, including international terrorism, to health related issues, such as addiction and self-control, to basic psychological principles, such as motivation and self-regulation, the formation of attitudes, social influence, and interpersonal relationships
List of Illustrations. List of Contributors. Foreword. Introduction. 1 When Intrinsic Motivation and Immediate Rewards Overlap. 2 The Motivation-Cognition Interface in Conformity and Deviance. 3 Three Decades of Need for Closure Research: About Epistemic Goals and (Not) Means. 4 Getting Closure on Conservatism, or the Politics of Epistemic and Existential Motivation. 5 Going in the Right Direction: Locomotion Control and Assessment Truth, Working Together. 6 Risk and Self-Defeating Behaviors as Goal Pursuit rather than Regulatory Failure. 7 Goal Pursuit and Close Relationships: A People as Means Perspective. 8 The Rise and Fall of Violent Extremism: The Science Behind Community-Based Interventions. 9 Extremist Rehabilitation - Opportunities and Challenges. Index.