HOSTILE PRESS AND INTERNAL VERSUS EXTERNAL STANDARDS OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

Abstract

The Ss were 44 male Bucknell University students enrolled in an introductory psychology class. A true-false questionnaire was used to determine whether the Ss conceptualized success and failure in terms of internal or external evaluative criteria. Because of the extreme external orientation of the 'fear of failure' (FF) individual (defined in terms of the Hostile Press scoring system of the TAT) in an achievement situation, it was hypothesized that the FF individual would conceptualize success and failure in terms of external rather than internal evaluative criteria. The results supported the hypothesis. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636262

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Teevan
  • Robert I. Fischer

Organizations

  • Bucknell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Psychology
  • Questionnaires
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.