PSY 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hans Eysenck, Factor Analysis, Hazel Rose Markus
28 Sep 2016
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Instincts: innate, preprogrammed, biological urge satisfied by a simple action. Freud believed all human motives could be described roughly as falling categories of. Most other theorists of the time also were instinct theorists. Motives: basic biologically-based needs of the organism to behave in a particular way. Henry murray developed a long list of about 20. Projective measures: the presence of an ambiguous stimulus to which an individual must respond. As a person constructs a story to the stimulus, portions of his or her style of thinking-as well as a motive- are expressed and can be measured. Tell a story based on a picture you are shown. Can informally score your own test: achievement, power, or affiliation. Factor studies: (have hard time being honest about these) So many other options (diff types of movies) Choices are key components to answer you"ll get. There can be direct connections ex: anger often accompanies aggression. Emotion can amplify motives ex: happiness can amplify altruism.
