David McClelland
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David Clarence McClelland 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.
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Henry MurrayAlso won Kenneth D. Herman, Ph.D., J.D. Career Contribution Award
George Armitage MillerAlso won William James Fellow Award
Donald O. HebbAlso won APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
Douglas DiamondAlso won Wilbur Cross Medal
Catharine MacKinnonAlso won Wilbur Cross Medal
John O'KeefeAlso won APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAbout this person
David Clarence McClelland 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. McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory. A Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002, ranked McClelland as the 15th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
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