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| All of our behavior is biologically programmed inside of us |
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| Our behavior is a result of our wish to reduce the arousal caused from drives (tension) |
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| Primary vs. Secondary Drives |
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Primary - Unlearned drives (e.g. eating)
Secondary - Drives acquired/learned over time (e.g. buy a car) |
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| Focused fairly exclusively on survival and growth needs |
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| Maslow's Theory of Hierarchical Needs |
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1. Physiological needs
2. Safety needs
3. Love and belongingness needs
4. Esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs |
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| Moments when we feel like we have really done something well |
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| We are motivated to experience stimulation |
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| Being unable to move (other than eat, breath and go to the bathroom) and being alone for days |
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| Psychological Needs (Henry Murray) |
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| Driven to satisfy psychological needs |
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| Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) |
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| Gave greater insight into an individual's needs that motivate him or her to engage in behavior |
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| Relatively neutral, black and white pictures containing one or more persons in the picture, but it is difficult to discern what is happening |
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| Cognitive Motives (Festinger) |
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| To reduce cognitive dissonance |
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| The uneasy feeling we have whenever we realize that we hold two (or more) inconsistent or contradictory beliefs |
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| Harry Harlow and his Rhesus Monkeys |
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| Determined that primates have an emotional need to physically bond with a significant other |
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