AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Goals are most likely to increase motivation to achieve if they are specific, challenging but achievable, and positive: Goals should be specific. The more specific the goals, the more effective they are as motivators.

Detailed explanation-2: -Need for achievement is the desire to obtain excellent results by setting high standards and striving to accomplish them. It is a consistent concern with doing things better.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Achievement Motivation Theory attempts to explain and predict behavior and performance based on a person’s need for achievement, power, and affiliation” (Lussier & Achua, 2007, p. 42). The Achievement Motivation Theory is also referred to as the Acquired Needs Theory or the Learned Needs Theory.

Detailed explanation-4: -The need for achievement (designated as nAch) is the need to demonstrate high performance levels and high standards of excellence. People who have a high nAch are motivated by opportunities for personal improvement and self-success.