David McClelland

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David McClelland
Born(1917-05-20)May 20, 1917
Mt. Vernon, New York
DiedMarch 27, 1998(1998-03-27) (aged 80)
Alma materWesleyan University
University of Missouri
Yale University
Notable workNeed Theory

David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) 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.[1] McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory.[2] A Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002, ranked McClelland as the 15th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]

  1. ^ Biography - David C. McClelland Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved June 24, 2008
  2. ^ Hoy, K. H., & Miskel, G. M. (2008). Structure in Schools. In E. Barrosse, D. Patterson, & J. Eccher (Eds.), Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 135-174). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  3. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell, John L. III; et al. (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2015-06-09.