PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Nachos, Apperception
6 Apr 2013
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Before the 400 he listened to jazz, before the 200 he listened to rap. Motives - are internal states that arouse and direct behaviour toward specific objects or goals. Motives are often based on needs - states of a tension within a person. As a need is satisfied- states of tension are reduced. Motives change how people think - make them see food in clouds if they are hungry. Motives belong in the intrapsychic domain - first - internal psychological needs and urges that propel people to think, perceive, and act in certain predictable ways- motive psychologists believe that fantasies, free association, reveal unconscious motivations. Henry murray - modern theory of motivation. Murray began by defining the term need - a potentiality or readiness to respond in a certain way under certain circumstances - needs organize perception - guiding us to see what we want.
