Achievement Motivation Test - the question form
Questions: 20 · 4 minutes
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1. It is important to me to do my work as well as possible.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
2. I take pleasure in my work.
1 - Not at all
2 - Rather not
3 - Yes
4 - Markedly
5 - Very much
3. I feel pleasure from a job well done.
1 - Not at all characteristic of me
2 - Rather uncharacteristic of me
3 - Characteristic of me
4 - Clearly characteristic of me
5 - Very characteristic of me
4. I feel pleased when I exceed what is expected at work.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – True
4 – Clearly true
5 – Very true
5. I like demanding work.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Somewhat untrue of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
6. I take pleasure in improving on my previous achievements.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Applies
4 – Clearly applies
5 – Applies very strongly
7. I prefer to do things I am confident I can do well.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
8. I prefer to take the lead in group work.
1 - Not at all characteristic of me
2 - Rather not characteristic of me
3 - Characteristic of me
4 - Clearly characteristic of me
5 - Very characteristic of me
9. I prefer work that requires mental effort.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
10. I strive for perfection in my work.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather not characteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
11. I always try to finish what I start.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
12. I like work that requires a high level of skill.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather not characteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
13. I am always busy doing something.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Mostly not true of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
14. I enjoy competing with others.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
15. It is important to me to do my work better than others.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Rather not true of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
16. I set progressively higher goals each time.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
17. I feel irritated when others do something better than I do.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Present
4 – Markedly present
5 – Very strongly present
18. I work better when I am competing.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Slightly uncharacteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Markedly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
19. I keep working until I finish.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Rather uncharacteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Clearly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
20. I try to do my work well and on time.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather not characteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
1. It is important to me to do my work as well as possible.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
2. I find enjoyment in my work.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Mostly not true of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
3. I feel pleasure from work well done.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Present
4 – Clearly present
5 – Very strongly present
4. I feel pleased when I exceed what is required at work.
1 – Not at all
2 – Slightly
3 – Moderately
4 – Markedly
5 – Very strongly
5. I like demanding work.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Somewhat uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Quite characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
6. I feel pleasure when I improve on my previous achievements.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Somewhat
4 – Markedly
5 – Very much
7. I prefer to do things I feel confident about.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Rather not true of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
8. I prefer to take the lead in group work.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
9. I prefer work that requires mental effort.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Present
4 – Clearly present
5 – Very much
10. I strive for perfection in my work.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Rather not characteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Clearly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
11. I always try to see things through to the end.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
12. I like work that requires a high level of skill.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Rather uncharacteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Clearly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
13. I am always busy doing something.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Somewhat not true of me
3 – True of me
4 – Clearly true of me
5 – Very true of me
14. I like to compete with others.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Somewhat untrue of me
3 – True of me
4 – Quite true of me
5 – Very true of me
15. It is important to me to do my work better than others.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Markedly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
16. I set myself increasingly higher goals.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Rather uncharacteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Clearly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
17. I feel irritated when others do something better than I do.
1 – Not at all
2 – Rather not
3 – Applies
4 – Clearly applies
5 – Applies very strongly
18. I work better when I am competing.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Slightly characteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Quite characteristic
5 – Very characteristic
19. I keep working until I finish.
1 – Not at all characteristic of me
2 – Slightly characteristic of me
3 – Characteristic of me
4 – Clearly characteristic of me
5 – Very characteristic of me
20. I try to do my work well and on time.
1 – Not at all characteristic
2 – Rather uncharacteristic
3 – Characteristic
4 – Clearly characteristic
5 – Very characteristic