Motivational and Stylistic Dispositions

• All personal dispositions are dynamic in the sense that they have motivational power.
• • less intensely experienced, even though these dispositions possess some motivational power
  • This guide action
  • Example: neat and impeccable personal appearance.
  • similar to Maslow’s idea of expressive behavior

  Stylistic Dispositions
• • Allport called these intensely experienced dispositions as this
  • These strongly felt dispositions receive their motivation from basic needs and drives.
  • initiates action
  • somewhat similar to Maslow’s concept of coping behavior

  Motivational Dispositions