Research by Sheldon Asked Students to Rate the Extent to Which

question 34

Multiple Choice

Research by Sheldon asked students to rate the extent to which 10 different needs were met by a variety of satisfying events. He found that at the bottom of the list of factors that predicted satisfaction was

• A) personal growth.
• B) money and luxury.
• C) autonomy.
• D) sense of relatedness.

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