W3 Chapter 5.4 - Implicit and Self-Attributed Motives Flashcards

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What is an incentive?

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The degree to which an action can satisfy a particular need for a person

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In what two ways can specific satisfaction of needs be accounted for?

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  1. Incentives
  2. Self-attribution
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How do needs differ from incentives?

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Needs influence behaviour in a nonconscious level, while incentives (values) influence conscious choice processes.

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What is an implicit motive?

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A motive assessed indirectly because it’s relatively inaccessible to consciousness

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What is a self-attributed motive?

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A motive that’s consciously reported.

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What is another term for self-attributed motives?

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Explicit motives

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What measures are used to determine implicit and self-attributed (explicit) motives, respectively?

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Picture story exercise (PSE) is used to measure implicit motives, while self report measures are used to measure self-attributed motives.

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What implicit motives also known as?

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Motives

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What are self-attributed motives also known as?

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Incentives

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What situations are implicit motives best for predicting?

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Broad behavioural tendencies over time

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What situations are self-attributed motives best for predicting?

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Responses in structured settings

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What types of memories do implicit motives elicit?

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Implicit motive predict recall of specific events

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What types of memories do self-attributed motives elicit?

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Self-attributed motives predict recall of general memories related to the self-concept

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What evidence is there for the notion that implicit and self-attributed motives are different and separate?

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  1. Incongruence in implicit and explicit motives causes distress
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