PSY 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Thematic Apperception Test, Social Desirability Bias, Libido
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Study of motivation: investigation of the reasons why people behave the way they do. Motive: basic biologically-based needs of the organism to behave in a particular way needs, urges, desires: different motives emerge from different areas in the brain/work in different ways. Ex. hunger = 1 person, biological need, sex = 2 people, complex motive. Inanimate objects n acquisition, n order: ambition n achievement, n recognition, superiority: n inviolacy, n defendance, sado-masochism: n aggression, n abasement, affection: n affiliation, n rejection. Henry murray/christina morgan content of stories are evaluated according to themes/ideas expressed by the individual: need for achievement: meeting standards of excellence/unique attainments/goals n superiority, need for power: controlling others/heighten influence/protection of others. N succorance: need for affiliation: positive relationships with others/repairing relationships n nurturance. Sex drive: in a study, americans are actually more conservative, fewer partners, sex once a week those with more sex tended to like dating more/more partners/get over them quickly.
