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Achievement Motivation: Conceptions of Ability, Subjective Experience, Task Choice, and Performance.
Peer reviewedNicholls, John G. – Psychological Review, 1984
Achievement behavior is defined as behavior directed at demonstrating high ability. Ability is conceived as relative to one's own past performance, or relative to that of others. Conditions under which these conceptions of ability function as individual's goals and the nature of subjective experience in each case are specified. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Definitions
