To measure achievement motivation, the Thematic Apperception Test involves reading stories about people in work or sports situations, and then rating the degree to which the main person in the story needed to outperform the other people in the story.

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The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) involves showing ambiguous images to individuals and asking them to create stories about the images, which are then analyzed for themes of achievement motivation, among other things. It does not involve reading pre-written stories.

To Measure Achievement Motivation, the Thematic Apperception Test Involves Reading