Date of Award:
5-1971
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Department name when degree awarded
Counseling Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Michael R. Bertoch
Committee
Michael R. Bertoch
Committee
Elwin C. Nielsen
Committee
Ronald S. Peterson
Abstract
The problem which formed the basis of this research was to answer the question: "Can an acculturated version of McClelland's original n-Achievement scale be significantly more effective in measuring n-Achievement motivation of male Navaho Indian subjects than McClelland's original n-Achievement scale?" An answer to this question would hopefully be reason enough for using an acculturated n-Achievement scale to provide new information relative to the Navaho Indian's need to achieve.
The major underlying objective of this study was to develop a more effective projective scale than McClelland in measuring a Navaho Indian's n-Achievement motivation. This objective was not reached; however, the acculturated scale did elicit a measure of n-Achievement motivation comparable to the original McClelland scale.
No significant differences were obtained on the three specific hypothesis; all were accepted, indicating that both the acculturated scale and the original scale seem to discriminate about equally well on n-Achievement motivation of male Navaho Indian subjects.
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Recommended Citation
Ivory, Rex C., "N-Achievement Motivation of Male Navaho Indian Students as Measured by an Acculturated N-Achievement Scale" (1971). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 5661.
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