Experimental research like that of Sheldon and colleagues shows that people trained to adopt competence goals showed greater improvements than people who adopted goals for non-competence reasons. This research indicates that

a. competence can be learned.
b. competence is due to nature.
c. the need for competence is developmental.
d. the need for competence is universal.


Answer: A

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