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The Thematic Apperception Test and Attitudes Toward Achievement in Women: A New Look At The Motive to Avoid Success and a New Method of Measurement
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Spence, Janet T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Measurement of females motives to avoid success were evaluated with students taking part in the Horner's Thematic Apperception Tests. Results of the study show that this testing procedure measures a more complex set of attitudes, expectations and personality characteristics than implied by "motive to avoid success" theory. (Author/EK)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Females, Needs, Performance Factors