People High in the Need for Achievement Prefer ____ Tasks

question 217

Multiple Choice

People high in the need for achievement prefer ____ tasks since these tasks provide an appropriate combination of probability of success and incentive value for success.

• A) extremely difficult
• B) moderately difficult
• C) moderately easy
• D) extremely easy

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Definitions:

Sociocultural Model

The theoretical perspective that emphasizes the effects of society, culture, and social and family groups on individual behavior.

Cognitive-Behavioral

A psychological approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure.

Psychodynamic

A psychological perspective focusing on the interplay between unconscious and conscious mental processes shaping personality and behavior.

Anomic Suicide

Suicide committed by individuals whose social environment fails to provide stability, thus leaving them without a sense of belonging.