Abby Is a College Student, Who Enjoys Taking Challenging Classes

question 145

Multiple Choice

Abby is a college student, who enjoys taking challenging classes so that she can learn skills that will be helpful to her in the future.Although she has high A's in all of her courses, she strives to do the best she can on every test and assignment because it is important to her to meet her own standards of excellence.Abby has a high need for

• A) achievement.
• B) power.
• C) extrinsic motivation.
• D) all of these.

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