PSYB30H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Extraversion And Introversion
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Lecture 12: mcclelland"s definition of a motive/need: A recurrent preference or readiness for a particular quality of experience, which energizes, directs, and selects behavior in certain situations. Motivations and needs are the same thing for mcclelland. He introduced the idea of an implicit motive, the motivation that exists inside of us, but that is outside our conscious. Motives and traits interact/combine to predict certain outcomes. There are certain motivations that lie outside of conscious awareness and they play a profound role in shaping our behaviour. Given our motivational preparedness/preferences, we see the world differently. If the profound things that influence people"s personalities lie outside conscious awareness, than we can"t rely on self-report. Mcclelland pioneers the tat (thematic apperception test) (participant looks at a series of standardized pictures and has to write a story in response to this standardized series of pictures) Mcclelland began his studies with achievement motivation (the need for achievement).
