Relationships between hope of success and fear of failure, anxiety, and need for achievement.

Reitman, E. Edward; Williams, C.

doi:10.1037/h0041371

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“…In another line of inquiry relevant to the motivational status of n Ach, achievement scores based on the French Test of Insight have been found related to level-of-aspiration (LOA) measures (Atkinson, Bastian, Earl, & Litwin, 1960;; scores based on TAT measures have (Clark, Teevan, & Ricciuti, 1956;Smith, 1961) and have not (Reitman & Williams, 1961). In general, subjects high in n Ach are found to display a moderate, realistic LOA, involving intermediate risks of failure; whereas subjects low in n Ach display LOA that is more frequently extremely high or low, involving extremely high or low risks of failure.…”

Section: N Ach and Level Of Aspirationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fantasy need achievement as a motivational construct.

Klinger¹

1966

Psychological Bulletin

112

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The McClelland-Atkinson theory that arousal of achievement fantasy depends upon arousal of the achievement motive is examined critically in light of accrued empirical evidence. The effects of achievement-arousal conditions on fantasy n Ach are shown to be probably nonmotivational. n Ach scores are shown to be correlated with performance measures in about \ of the studies reported, but the pattern of hypothesis confirmation presents the theory with difficulties. The addition of perceptual and cognitive situational and developmental variables appears to render the empirical evidence theoretically more tractable. It is argued that motivation influences fantasy by processes more complex and less direct than originally thought.

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Section: N Ach and Level Of Aspirationmentioning

confidence: 99%