Social choice conceived as a level of aspiration.

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Hypotheses concerning antecedents of interpersonal choice were derived, by analogy, from theories of achievement motivation and level of aspiration. Results of a laboratory experiment on 6-person groups of male high school seniors confirmed hypotheses that (a) more competent persons are perceived by S to be less available to him as task partners, and (b) the person S prefers as a partner is more competent than the person he chooses. 2 sets of motive types of choosers (need for achievement versus fear of failure, and need for affiliation versus fear of rejection), each set conceived as an approach-avoidance dimension, were significantly related to competence of preferred partners. Only the 1st set of motive types was significantly related to competence of chosen partners. The relationships were linear, contrary to prediction. Need for affiliation, originally conceived as an approach motive, was interpreted as an approach-avoidance conflict. (19 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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