Alice allows her kids to do only those things that she knows they can do successfully. Barry severely punishes his kids whenever they fail. Connie believes that rewards and punishments should be internal, so she never comments when her kids succeed or fail. Dwight encourages his kids to attempt challenging, difficult tasks. Who is most likely going to have kids with high achievement motivation??

a. ?Alice
b. ?Barry
c. ?Connie
d. ?Dwight


ANSWER:
d

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