In One Experiment, McClelland Compared People's Occupations with Scores on an Achievement

question 93

Multiple Choice

In one experiment, McClelland compared people's occupations with scores on an achievement test they took as college sophomores.Fourteen years later, those who scored _____ in need for achievement (nAch) tended to have jobs that involved _____.

• A)high; safety and low risk
• B)high; risk and responsibility
• C)low; manual labor and high risk
• D)low; "street smarts" and power

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Definitions:

Sleep Spindles

Bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of NREM sleep, believed to play a role in learning and memory consolidation.

N1 Sleep

The initial stage of sleep in a typical sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep from which one can be easily awakened.

Hallucinations

Perceptual experiences that occur without an external stimulus, vivid and clear, with the full force and impact of normal perceptions, not under voluntary control.

Delta Waves

Slow brain waves associated with deep sleep and restorative processes in the brain.