Which of the Following Statements Is True According to McClelland's

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true according to McClelland's theory of needs?

• A) People with a high achievement need prefer tasks that have a high level of risk.
• B) People with a high achievement need are interested in motivating others to do well.
• C) People with a high need for power and affiliation often make good managers in large firms.
• D) People with a high achievement need experience great satisfaction from success that comes by luck.
• E) People with a high need for power and a low need for affiliation often make the best managers.

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Definitions:

Z-score

A statistic that measures the distance of a single data point from the mean, expressed in units of standard deviation.

Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group falls.

Standard Normal Curve

A symmetrical bell-shaped curve representing the distribution of a variable that has been standardized; it has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Area

A measure of the extent of a two-dimensional figure or shape in a plane, often measured in square units.