PS287 Chapter 6: Achievement
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Women more likely to earn degree in elementary education and nursing. Men more likely to earn degrees in stem careers: science, technology, engineering, math. Women tend toward life sciences, men toward physical sciences. A stable personality characteristic that reflects the tendency to strive for. Measured by people(cid:495)s responses to scenes from thematic apperception test tasks and to reach higher levels of achievement men. However, tat study was found to have several issues. Characteristics that defined motive conflicted with characteristics of female. People who scored high in achievement motivation found to persist longer at gender role. Horner (1972) found women might withdraw from achievement behaviour b/c of concern with threat that achievement poses to their gender role. Fear of success association of negative consequences with achievement: for women, feeling unfeminine/experiencing social rejection, for men, self-absorption, person must also believe achievement is possible. Both men/women may be uncomfortable with idea of women being.
