Assertion: motivation | /r/CapableOf | avoid failure
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text: The motive to avoid failure (M af ), conceived as a disposition to be anxious about failure, has been reliably assessed by tests that require a person to report the symptoms of anxiety he normally experiences in test situations and, more recently, by thematic content analysis (Heckhausen 1963).
text: When the motive to avoid failure is stronger (Maf > M s ), as is more likely when n Achievement is weak, all interest in achievement-oriented activity should be inhibited and resistance should be greatest for tasks that represent moderate risks where Ps is near .50.