d.). A need also frequently serves to answer the question motivational psychologists regularly ask as they explore motives that impel the person people to do what he/she does: "What drives people to do the things they do?" Basic concepts of motive include:
A motive depicts a person's internal state arousing and directing his/her behavior to meet a precise goal and/or objective.
A deficit, a lack of something, contributes to a motive.
Motives vary in amount and type.
Motives evolve from needs: "States of tension within a person, and as need is satisfied, tension is reduced ("Henry Murray's Theory… N.d., Basic Concepts
Section, ¶ 1).
Motives impel the individual to "perceive, think, and act" in particular ways that fulfill his/her need/s (Ibid.).
Henry Murray identified the following "big three motives":
Need for Achievement
Need for Power
Need for Intimacy ("Henry Murray's Theory… N.d., The Big Three Motives
Section).
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