Influence of Respondent Sets on Two Objective Measures of Achievement Motivation

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ID20286604
AuthorsJames H Morris (University of Alabama), Thomas R Wotruba (San Diego State University), Robert B Settle (San Diego State University)
Year1977
Volume37
Issue4
Pages1051-1055
Publication date1977-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001316447703700430
OpenAlexW2006560204
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

Among the advantages recognized for Mehrabian's and Hermans' tests of achievement motivation are their relative ease of administration and scoring. Specifically, both measures are thought to be relatively free of the need for the controlled administration conditions necessary for comparable projective measures of achievement motivation. The writers investigated the degree to which the two measures were sensitive to systematic response bias by having respondents stimulated to elicit cognitive sets likely to result in faking behavior. The results indicated that respondents were able to influence scores systematically on both measures and that the potential influence of external stimuli should be recognized by users of these tests

Cognition · Need for achievement · Projective test · Respondent · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology

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