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Personality Psych Ch 5
Source: Perspectives on Personality 6th Ed. Charles S. Carver & Michael F. Scheier
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/10/2010

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Term
apperception
Definition
The projecting of a motive onto an ambiguous external stimulus via imagery.
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diagnosticity
Definition
The extent to which a task provides information about something.
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implicit motive
Definition
A motive assessed indirectly by fantasy or other narrative.
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incentive
Definition
The degree to which an action can satisfy a particular need for a person.
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inhibited power motivation
Definition
The condition of having more need for power than for affiliation but restraining its use.
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motive
Definition
Cognitive-affective clusters organized around readiness for a particular kind of experience.
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need
Definition
An unsatisfactory internal condition that motivates behavior.
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needs for achievement
Definition
The need to overcome obstacles and attain goals.
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need for affiliation
Definition
The need to form and maintain relationships and to be with people.
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need for intimacy
Definition
The need for close communication with someone else.
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need for power
Definition
The need to have influence over other people.
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personology
Definition
The study of the entire person.
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press
Definition
An external stimulus that increases the level of a motive.
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primary need
Definition
A biological need, such as the need for food.
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secondary need
Definition
A psychological or social need.
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self-attributed motive
Definition
A motive that is consciously reported.
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thematic apperception test (TAT)
Definition
A method of assessing the strength of a motive through narrative fantasy.
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