Implicit Motives - Historical Roots, Current Status and Measurement

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Psychology - Work, Business, Organisational and Economic Psychology, grade: 1,3, , course: Advanced Organizational Psychology , language: English, abstract: Table of Contents Definition.......................................................................................................3 History...........................................................................................................3 Current Status...................................................................................................6 Current Theory.................................................................................................8 Affiliation Motive ....................................................................................8 Power Motive .......................................................................................10 Achievement Motive ...............................................................................13 How to Measure Implicit Motives.........................................................................14 Measures of Implicit Motives..............................................................................17 Picture Story Exercise..............................................................................17 Thematic Apperception Test ......................................................................18 Implicit Association Test ..........................................................................19 Multi Motive Grid ..................................................................................20 Achievement Motive Grid ........................................................................21 Multi Motive Grid: Short Version ...............................................................22 Operant Motive Test ...............................................................................23 References ....................................................................................................24 Appendix 1....................................................................................................29 Appendix 2 ...................................................................................................30