The relationship of persistence at a task to expectation of success and achievement related motives

N. T. Feather

doi:10.1037/h0045671

The relationship of persistence at a task to expectation of success and achievement related motives

N. T. Feather

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Abstract

This investigation examines the effects of S's motivation to achieve success or avoid failure (measured from TAT), his preception of the degree of difficulty of the task, and his probability of success upon continued attempts (persistence) to solve a given problem. Substantiating hypotheses derived from Atkinson's theory (1957, 1958), the results indicated that persistence occurs when motivation to achieve and anticipation of success are high, or when motivation to avoid failure and anticipation of failure are high. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	552-561
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Volume	63
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045671
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 1961
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ACHIEVEMENT NEED, &
N ACHIEVEMENT
PROBLEM SOLVING PERSISTENCE
PROBLEM SOLVING, PERSISTENCE &
TAT, &
THINKING

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