MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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studied fear of success
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developed as a way to measure achievement motivation
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said biological needs cause an organism to strive forhomeostasis
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occurs when we engage in behaviors that we findpersonally rewarding
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person’s ability to perceive, imagine, and understandemotions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Horner (1970, 1972) identified fear of success as a psychological barrier to women’s participation and advancement in the workforce and in society at laige (Homer 1970, 1972).
Detailed explanation-2: -A portion of Horner’s thesis proposed that women had a “fear of success” and demonstrated behavioral proof that this negative or “fear of success” imagery was related to avoidance of success (doing well at the verbal tasks) when competing against men.
Detailed explanation-3: -In her research, Horner used a modified Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) that relied on verbal prompts in lieu of visual cues, and which was tailored to the gender of her participants (Horner, 1972).
Detailed explanation-4: -Matina Souretis Horner was appointed the sixth president of Radcliffe College in 1972. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, she was educated at Bryn Mawr College and at the University of Michigan, where she earned her doctoral degree in psychology in 1968.
Detailed explanation-5: -Evidence of this is related to the psychological theory of “fear of success”, which is conceived as a disposition to become anxious about (or fearful of) achieving success because of expected negative consequences, such as social rejection or a feeling of loss of femininity.