October 1, 2020 Motivation Please take a moment to consider Donald J. Trump. Compared to Donald J. Trump how important are the following needs to you? Selecting from 1 to 7, 1 being much more important to Trump, 4 equally important to me and Trump, 7 much more important to me Eating food (i.e. avoiding hunger) * 4 Sleeping (i.e. avoiding exhaustion) * 4 Feeling safe * 4 Having routine in life * 4 Feeling loved * 4 Feeling respected by others * 4 Living with a full sense of meaning and purpose in life * 4 Feeling adequate self-esteem * 4 Feeling like you belong * 4 Living with a full sense of meaning and purpose in life * 4 Realizing full potential in life * 4 Please take a moment to consider Joe Biden. Compared to Joe Biden, how important are the following needs to you? Selecting from 1 to 7, 1 being much more important to Biden, 4 equally important to me and Biden, 7 much more important to me Eating food (i.e. avoiding hunger) * 4 Sleeping (i.e. avoiding exhaustion) * 4 Feeling safe * 4 Feeling Loved * 4 Feeling respected by others * 4 Living with a full sense of meaning and purpose in life * 4 Feeling adequate self-esteem * 4 Feeling like you belong * 4 Living with a full sense of meaning and purpose in life * 4 Realizing full potential in life * 4 Imagine that both Trump and Biden were somehow disqualified from this election. Two other candidates emerge. You do not know the political or policy stances of either. But you do know that one candidate reports their needs almost identially to those of Trump and the other almost identically to Biden. Who would you vote for (if voting were mandatory and you must vote for one or the other)? Trump-like needs Biden-like needs I would toss a coin In reality, I plan to vote for: Trump Biden I don't plan to vote Submit Δ
