PS264 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Rejection, Pair Bond, Pertussis Toxin
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Quasi needs are situationally induced wants and desires not full blown needs. They resemble true needs in some ways affecting how we think, feel and act. Eg. need for $ a secure job, a career plan. Carry urgency that can dominate consciousness overwhelm and displace other needs. The definition= an ephemeral situational induced decirte that creates and intense energy to engage immediately and impulsively in that behaviour capable of inducing situationally induced built up tension. Eg need $ at the store, a band aid after a cut and an umbrella for the rain. When a person satisfies a situational demand the quasi need goes away. That is how we know that the need is not a full blown need but something that we interject from the environment. Originate from situational events, so they are deficiency oriented and situationally reactive. People don"t always generate their motivation from within. Eg a teacher will use stickers to motivate students.
