PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10.4-5: Ostracism, Apperception, The Incentive

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

The affiliation motive - the need to associate with others and maintain social bonds. Affiliation encompasses one"s need for companionship, friendship, and love. Ostracism - being ignored and excluded by others in one"s social environment. Affiliation and the need to belong encompasses a primary human need to form and maintain social bonds. Affiliation had many adaptive benefits for our ancestors and is of clear evolutionary significance. Not only do we actively seek out important relations with others but we also actively resist their disruption. Rejection and the threat of rejection by others can cause psychological pain. Research suggests that ostracism by others may be linked to bullying and, in extreme cases, even attempted suicide. The achievement motive - the need to master difficult challenges, to outperform others, and the meet high standards of excellence. Involves the desire to excel, especially in competition of others. Those who take this test tell or write stories about what is happening in a scene.