Achievement values, social desirability, and endorsement of trait names on the Berdie Check List

Abstract

USING A FORCED CHOICE TEST OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION (V ACH), CALLED THE SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST (SCT), 100 SS WERE CLASSIFIED INTO HIGH AND LOW V ACH GROUPS. ALL SS TOOK THE MARLOWE-CROWNE SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE AND THE BERDIE ADJECTIVE CHECK LIST. SS OF HIGH V ACH GROUP MORE FREQUENTLY ENDORSED ACHIEVEMENT RELATED ADJECTIVES OF THE CHECKLIST. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SCT SCORES AND FREQUENCY OF ENDORSING ACHIEVEMENT RELATED ADJECTIVES WAS SIGNIFICANT EVEN AFTER THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL DESIRABILITY AND ACQUIESCENCE WERE PARTIALED OUT. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE LATER 2 RESPONSE SET VARIABLES WAS FOUND TO BE HIGH. (29 REF.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)