The need for achievement:

Related Mcqs:

1. The need for achievement has been measured by which personality test?

   A. Thematic Apperception Test
   B. Sentence Completion
   C. Rorschach
   D. MMPI

2. In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:

   A. by observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations
   B. by interviewing subjects about their achievement needs
   C. with the Thematic Apperception Test
   D. With the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory

3. The determinant of achievement behavior that increase when a college student enrolls in a class that is required for graduation is:

   A. the probability of success
   B. the need to avoid failure
   C. the incentive value of success
   D. the fear of success

4. McClelland’s method of measuring the achievement motive made use of ____________?

   A. Self-ratings
   B. Fantasy
   C. Person’s estimates of level of aspiration
   D. Activity level
   E. None of these

5. In Erikson’s theory, the achievement of integrity is the primary task of ______________?

   A. adolescence
   B. young adulthood
   C. middle adulthood
   D. late adulthood

6. To estimate the degree of the relationship between birth order and achievement motivation a researcher would do a(n)___________study.

   A. naturalistic
   B. inventory
   C. correlational
   D. experimental

7. Which of the following is a comprehensive achievement test for clients aged 4 to 50 years and is administered face-to-face and one-on-one?

   A. WIAT-III
   B. WAIS-IV
   C. WISC-V
   D. WPPSI-IV

8. The consumption of carbohydrates is most likely to:

   A. lower the body’s set point
   B. reduce tension and anxiety
   C. decrease blood glucose levels
   D. prevent bulimia nervosa

9. Some recent studies suggest that exposure to aggressive pornography:

   A. may increase towards women
   B. may perpetuate the myth that women enjoy being raped
   C. does both a and b
   D. does neither a nor b

10. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

    A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
    B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
    C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
    D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure