The View That a High Achievement Need Acts as an Internal

question 55

Multiple Choice

The view that a high achievement need acts as an internal motivator presupposes a willingness to accept a moderate degree of risk and a concern with performance: two cultural characteristics that are relatively absent in_______ .

• A) Canada
• B) the United States
• C) some Arab countries
• D) Great Britain

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Definitions:

Flynn Effect

A term describing the observed substantial and long-term increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future performance or behavior.

Intrapersonal Intelligence

Intrapersonal intelligence is the capacity to understand oneself, including one's emotions, motivations, and thoughts.

Creative Intelligence

The ability to go beyond existing ideas to create novel and interesting ones, a component of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.