PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Apperception, Thematic Apperception Test, Extraversion And Introversion
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Basic concepts: motives are internal states that arouse and direct behaviour toward specific objects or goals, a motive is often caused by a deficit of something. Thoughts and fantasies (thinking about food, fantasizing about a big meal, perceiving that a rock looks like a loaf of bread, etc. ) Motive (have not eaten today) (for food) (hunger) Behaviours intended to satisfy the need (go to store, buy food, bring it home, cook it. ) Deficits lead to a need, which leads to a motive to satisfy that need, either in reality, by fostering specific actions, or in fantasy, by creating thoughts that are satisfying. Each one is associated with: a specific desire or intention, a particular set of emotions, specific action tendencies, each need can be described with trait names. Table 11. 1 a brief description of several of murray"s needs, organized into five higher-level. Achievement: to master, manipulate, or organize others, subjects, or idea.
