McClelland's Human Motivation Theory

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Loops psychology

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Achievement 3

The risk-takers It was predicted that people with high n Achievement should be better drivers because they would avoid extreme risk. However, they took more calculated risks. David McClelland, Human Motivation

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Achievement 2

Achievers work alone Only in an achievement-oriented firm were those who did well given an opportunity to advance. In another firm ruled in an authoritarian manner by the owner, there was no relationship between n Achievement and promotion. Later research demonstrated that n Achievement was associated with promotions in a large firm only for managers who did not manage large numbers of other people but who made individual contributions on their own. David McClelland, Human Motivation Basically, people high in n Achievement like to be assessed by their personal skills and not their managing skills ~Suzanne

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A handy, short film about the three motives :) ~Suzanne

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Achievement 1

As contrasted with those low in in n Achievement, those who scored high in college were significantly more often found to be in business-most of them in small business- some fourteen years after they took the test David McClellend, human motivation So basically achievement is the backbone of the economy :) ~Suzanne

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Fun Psychology facts here!

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Understanding human motivation ought to be a good thing. It should help us to find out what we really want so that we can avoid chasing rainbows that are not for us. It should open up opportunities for self-development if we apply motivational principles to pursuing our goals in life

David C. McClelland