Risk Taking and Academic Success and Their Relation to an Objective Measure of Achievement Motivation

Author(s):

Myers, Albert E.

Publication Year:

1964

Report Number:

RB-64-02

Source:

ETS Research Bulletin

Document Type:

Report

Page Count:

15

Subject/Key Words:

Office of Naval Research, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Competition, Objective Tests, Risk Taking Behavior, Student Motivation

Abstract

Two studies using an objective test of Achievement Motivation with high school Ss indicated that the test was able to reproduce the results typically found with projective measures. One was a correlational study dealing with problems of academic achievement while the other was a laboratory study that focused on competitive risk taking. These data seemed to support the proposition that objective tests of achievement motivation may be possible.

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• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2333-8504.1964.tb00123.x