How Might McClelland Assess a Society's Overall Level of Achievement

question 11

Multiple Choice

How might McClelland assess a society's overall level of achievement motivation?

• A) Self-report surveys from a national sample
• B) Scoring PSEs from a random national sample of adults
• C) Assessing achievement themes in current events
• D) Scoring a society's expressive literature

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