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ERIC Number: EJ424668
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-2938
Cross Cultural Validation of the TAT (Pilot Phase of a Project to Test the Atkinson Model).
Donleavy, G. D.; Lim, Amanda
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, v15 n1 p1-11 Spr 1990
The study assessed the cross-cultural validity of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) as a gauge of motivation to succeed (as proposed in Atkinson's model of motivation) with 45 Hong Kong students. Although doubts about the TAT's validity were found to be unjustified, the question of whether the test captures the need to achieve remains. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Higher Education, Models, Non Western Civilization, Projective Measures, Student Motivation, Test Validity, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Atkinson (J W); Thematic Apperception Test