PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Thematic Apperception Test, Impulsivity, Belongingness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen P Lewis

Document Summary

Motives: internal states that arouse & direct behaviour toward speci c goals. Murray"s work: associated with: speci c desire/intention, emotions, & action tendencies: needs structured in a hierarchy & interact with each other, needs in uenced by environmental factors. Press: need-relevant aspects of our environment: alpha press: real environment, or objective reality, beta press: perceived environment. Unmet needs: to nurture, be loved, achieve, avoid shame. Psychache: a general psychological & emotional pain that reaches an intolerable intensity. Apperception: the act of interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what is going on in a situation. Thematic apperception test (tat): make up story about what is happening in a ambiguous picture. The big three motives: achievement, power, and intimacy. Need for achievement (nach: to be better, succeed, & feel competent. Higher grades & success at university; marry & have families later.