Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2023
Abstract
Picture–story exercises (PSE) form a popular measurement approach that has been widely used for the assessment of implicit motives. However, current theorizing offers two diverging perspectives on the role of pictures in PSEs: either to elicit stories or to arouse motives. In the current study, we tested these perspectives in an experimental design. We administered a PSE either with or without pictures. Results from N = 281 participants revealed that the experimental manipulation had a medium to large effect for the affiliation and power motive domains, but no effect for the achievement motive domain. We conclude that the herein chosen pictures cues function differentially across motives, as they aroused the affiliation and power motives, but not the achievement motive.
Keywords
experimental test validation, picture–story exercise, Thematic Apperception Test, validity
Discipline
Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Assessment
Volume
30
Issue
3
First Page
551
Last Page
564
ISSN
1073-1911
Identifier
10.1177/10731911211036191
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
Schäpers, Philipp; Krumm, Stefan; LIEVENS, Filip; and Stenzel, Nikola.
Arousing motives or eliciting stories? On the role of pictures in a picture–story exercise. (2023). Assessment. 30, (3), 551-564.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6850
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211036191
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