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  2. Need for achievement - Wikipedia

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    This concern is influenced by an internal drive for action (intrinsic motivation), and by the pressure exerted by the expectations of others (extrinsic motivation). Measured with the thematic apperception test (TAT), need for achievement motivates an individual to succeed in competition, and to excel in activities important to them.

  3. Human performance technology - Wikipedia

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    Human performance technology (HPT), also known as human performance improvement (HPI), or human performance assessment (HPA), is a field of study related to process improvement methodologies such as organization development, motivation, instructional technology, human factors, learning, performance support systems, knowledge management, and training.

  4. Theory of basic human values - Wikipedia

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    Schwartz identifies ten basic human values, distinguished by their underlying motivation or goals, and explains how people in all cultures recognize them. There are two major methods for measuring these ten basic values: the Schwartz Value Survey [2] and the Portrait Values Questionnaire. [3]

  5. Psychometrics - Wikipedia

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    Psychometrics addresses human abilities, attitudes, traits, and educational evolution. Notably, the study of behavior, mental processes, and abilities of non-human animals is usually addressed by comparative psychology, or with a continuum between non-human animals and the rest of animals by evolutionary psychology. Nonetheless, there are some ...

  6. Psychological testing - Wikipedia

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    The development of a psychological test requires careful research. Some of the elements of test development involve the following: Standardization - All procedures and steps must be conducted with consistency from one testing site/testing occasion to another. Examiner subjectivity is minimized (see objectivity next).

  7. David McClelland - Wikipedia

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    David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was an American psychologist, noted for his work on motivation Need Theory.He published a number of works between the 1950s and the 1990s and developed new scoring systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and its descendants. [1]

  8. Educational psychology - Wikipedia

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    Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning.The study of learning processes, from both cognitive and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in intelligence, cognitive development, affect, motivation, self-regulation, and self-concept, as well as their role in learning.

  9. Raymond Cattell - Wikipedia

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    The Scientific Analysis of Personality and Motivation (1977) Personality Theory in Action: Handbook for the O-A Test Kit (1978) The Scientific use of Factor Analysis in Behavioral and Life Sciences (1978) Personality and Learning Theory: Vols. 1 & 2 (1979) Structured Personality-Learning Theory (1983) Human Motivation and the Dynamic Calculus ...