PSY 352 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Aron Ralston, Thematic Apperception Test, Ring Toss

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 352
• Professor: Lazarwicz

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Motivations: thirst, hunger, exhaustion, social connectedness, desire to become father, etc. motive: a need or desire that energizes and directs our behavior. Motives vary from person to person: motivational differences can be measured, differences predict life outcomes, differences are stable over time sources of motivation: instinct: inherited tendency to produce unalterable responses to stimuli. E. g. birds flying south for winter, salmon swimming upstream to spawn. Rooted in evolutionary theory: became popular to label all behaviors as instincts theory collapsed. Henry murray: (1893-1988: became close with jung (cid:498)emerged a reborn man(cid:499) need: (cid:498)readiness to respond in a certain way under certain given circumstances(cid:499) Restore homeostasis: tendency to maintain a balanced, constant internal state (thermostat analogy) Needs influence perception: e. g. high need for power social events = chance to boss others around. Organization of needs that is unique to individual. Murray"s hierarchy of needs: (cid:498)dynamic(cid:499) model need levels interact with each other.