PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Thematic Apperception Test, Criterion Validity, Pollination Syndrome
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Level 2 social motives life goals etc. characteristic adaptations. Mcclelland motivation is a recurrent preference of readiness for a particulat quality of experiencem which energizes, directs, and selects behavior in certain situations. Individual differences in needs not need for water, but need for chocolate. These needs are a filter/lens of how people see the world. Social motives (implicit) not same as conscious intention. Tat (thematic apperception test) projective test story content reveals the underlying needs, conflicts, and complexes that the subjects project" onto the picture. Tat poor reliability responses across cards don"t correlate well. Achievement motivation (n ach) recurrent concerns with doing things better and with surpassing standards of excellence. N ach correlated with entrepreneurship, success in business. N pow recurrent concerns with having impact, control, or influence on another person, group or the world at large. Power motivated people were drawn to the military, church, or politics.
