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:

Affective Constructions

Constructs relating to or involving emotions and feelings.

Anger-Sadness-Shame

Emotional states commonly explored in therapy, often related to personal conflicts, loss, or self-perception issues.

Depression-Anxiety-Guilt

An interrelated trio of emotional states where one feels persistent sadness, worry, and remorse, often impacting daily functioning.

Paraphrasing

The act of rewording or rephrasing text or speech to clarify meaning or to create a more understandable or palatable version.