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psych U8M40
social motivation; affiliation needs
Question | Answer |
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affiliation motive | the need to be with others (when there's a celebration, group pride) |
2 conditions that simulate the affiliation motive | cooperation and friendship |
how has social networking made us more and less socially isolated? | more: the more you spend time online, the less with friends Less: social networking helps to connect w/friends, extended family, find support |
henry murray? | motivation is based on primary drives and physiological motives (biological); indiv. diff. and environments (culture) can cause motivations and needs |
stimulus motives | Unlearned; prompt us to explore and change our world around us (as seen in babies; they are always curious and exploring the unfamiliar by manipulation and contact) |
harry harlow? | experimented w/monkeys related to stimulus motives: was the need for contact more important than food? Yes. (comfort=stimulus motive) |
achievement motive | the need to excel; overcome obstacles; has 3 aspects: work, mastery, and competitiveness |
David McClelland | ppl w/high achievement needs seek fairly challenging tasks (optimum range for achievement) |