In one experiment, McClelland compared people's occupations with scores on an achievement test they took as college sophomores.Fourteen years later, those who scored _____ in need for achievement (nAch) tended to have jobs that involved _____.
A)high; safety and low risk
B)high; risk and responsibility
C)low; manual labor and high risk
D)low; "street smarts" and power

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According to the experiment conducted by McClelland, those who scored high in need for achievement tended to have jobs that involved risk and responsibility. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they suggest low need for achievement individuals having jobs that involve safety and low risk, manual labor, and "street smarts" and power, respectively.

In One Experiment, McClelland Compared People's Occupations with Scores on an Achievement