W3 Chapter 5.2 - Needs, Motives and Personality Flashcards
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What are dispositional motives?
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The dispositional tendency toward a high or low level of some motive
2
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What was Murray’s (1938) view of the influence of dispositional tendency regarding needs and motives?
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All people have the same basic needs but a dispositional tendency toward a certain “level” of each need
3
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What is apperception?
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Interpreting a present stimulus in light of one’s personal experience and motives
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What is the Thematic Apperception Test?
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A particular method of assessing the strength of a motive through narrative fantasy
5
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Describe the process of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?
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a person is shown images and is asked to create a narrative to describe what’s happening. This will give insight into the person’s implicit motives
