Matthew Is Extremely Intelligent and Is a Gifted Statistician, Yet

question 164

Multiple Choice

Matthew is extremely intelligent and is a gifted statistician, yet he has few friends and rarely holds a job for more than six months because he constantly alienates his co-workers and supervisors. Matthew probably lacks:

• A)achievement motivation.
• B)competence motivation.
• C)self-efficacy.
• D)emotional intelligence.

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