Standard Setting and Risk Preference: An Elaboration of the Theory of Achievement Motivation and an Empirical Test.

Kuhl, Julius

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ERIC Number: EJ186295

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Publication Date: 1978

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Standard Setting and Risk Preference: An Elaboration of the Theory of Achievement Motivation and an Empirical Test

Kuhl, Julius

Psychological Review, 85, 3, 239-48, May 78

A formal elaboration of the original theory of achievement motivation (Atkinson, 1957; Atkinson & Feather, 1966) is proposed that includes personal standards as determinants of motivational tendencies. The results of an experiment are reported that examines the validity of some of the implications of the elaborated model proposed here. (Author/RK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Standards, Behavior Theories, Failure, Illustrations, Motivation, Psychological Studies, Risk, Self Evaluation, Success

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Language: English

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