PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: The Crossing Guard, Social Class, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 332
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Power is the least likely that we want to see in ourselves. When you meet someone else who seems to have high power motives, it can make us uncomfortable because it is the trickiest to tell how it will be expressed. Some people start campaigns for a good cause and are high for power, but others seem to be high in power and show it in a way that is for narcissistic purposes. Those higher in power more likely to run for student associations. The second level of personality, personal concerns, include: big 3 motives, developmental stages, and attachment styles more particular aspects of personality that describe personal adaptations to motivational, cognitive, and developmental challenges and tasks. Does obama have the motive profile and traits to be a successful president? (research by david winter can predict to some extent the success of a leader based on their motive profile).