Stefan Has a High Need for Achievement

question 102

Multiple Choice

Stefan has a high need for achievement. His boss has three jobs that need to be completed: one job is easy, one job is moderately difficult, and one job is extremely difficult. If Stefan is allowed to choose which of the three jobs he will undertake for his boss, you would expect that Stefan will

• A)maximize the task difficulty by selecting the hardest job.
• B)choose the easy job, to maximize his chance for success.
• C)choose the moderately difficult job.
• D)ask his boss to make the choice, to avoid a potentially negative evaluation.

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