Independence is our desire for self-reliance and one of our life motives. It motivates people to make their own decisions and to value their personal freedom. We all have this…
Power is our desire for influence and one of our life motives according to Ph.D. Steven Reiss. It motivates us to seek to influence people, events, or the environment. We…
Status is the desire for social standing. It is one of our 16 motives according to motivation research by Ph.D. Steven Reiss. People with a weak desire for status are…
I sometimes hear people discuss whether they are extroverts or introverts, but according to motivation research by Ph.D. Steven Reiss, most of us have some extroversion and some introversion, but…
Idealism is the desire for social justice and one of our life motives. We all have it, more or less. People with a strong need for idealism treat people fairly.…