Author Question: Achievement motivation is usually defined as ____. a. the need to reach a level of ... (Read 125 times)

sammy · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Achievement motivation is usually defined as ____.

a. the need to reach a level of self-perfection
b. a desire to excel or outperform others
c. the fulfillment of culturally dictated goals
d. meeting the needs of those we seek to please

Question 2

What evidence illustrates that the need for affiliation has a genetic component?

a. Adoption studies show that siblings raised in different environments show similar patterns of social activity.
b. Our set point for needing affiliation correlates with cortical thickness.
c. People who are low in their need for affiliation are more likely to have genetic 5-HTTLPR polymorphism.
d. Twin studies show that set points for the need for affiliation are influenced by genetics.