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| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Achievement Need | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Failure | 1 |
| Grade Point Average | 1 |
| Graduate Students | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Personality Measures | 1 |
| Success | 1 |
| Test Validity | 1 |
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| Harper, Frank B. W. | 1 |
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| Personality Research Form | 1 |
| Thematic Apperception Test | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHarper, Frank B. W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
The Personality Research Form and the Achievement Anxiety Test were compared to the Thematic Apperception Test and Mandler-Sarason Test Anxiety Questionnaire. The former were equally reliable and valid measures of motive for success and motive to avoid failure. The ease of administration and scoring would recommend their use to researchers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Comparative Analysis, Failure
