Achievement motivation, achievement, and psychological time.

1 January 1966

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Vol. 4 (5) , 577-580
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023900

Abstract

40 MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO MADE HIGH SCORES ON THE N ACHIEVEMENT TEST DESCRIBED BY MCCLELLAND, ATKINSON, CLARK, AND LOWELL AND 40 WHO SCORED LOW ON THE SAME TEST WORKED ON A TASK AT 2 DIFFERENT RATES FOR 15 MIN. SS WERE REQUIRED TO ESTIMATE THE TIME SPENT ON THE TASK IN COMPARISON TO A STANDARD PERIOD OF TIME WORKING ON A PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST OF ACHIEVEMENT. THE RESULTS SHOWED A GREATER VARIATION IN HIGH NEED ACHIEVERS' ESTIMATES BETWEEN THE 2 PROGRESS CONDITIONS THAN FOR THOSE WHO WERE LOW NEED ACHIEVERS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE RESULTS SUPPORT THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HIGH AND LOW NEED ACHIEVERS-THE HIGH NEED ACHIEVERS BEING MORE CONCERNED WITH PROGRESS AND THE VALUE OF TIME. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

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