To measure achievement motivation, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 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 participants ambiguous images of people and asking them to create stories about the images, not reading pre-written stories and rating them. The stories they create are then analyzed for themes of achievement motivation, among other things.

To Measure Achievement Motivation, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Involves