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David McClelland
American psychologist (1917–1998)
For other people named David McClelland, see David McClelland (disambiguation).
David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was an American psychologist, noted for his work on motivation Need Theory.
He published a number of works between the 1950s and the 1990s and developed new scoring systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and its descendants.[1] McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory.[2] A Review of General Psychology survey published in 2002, ranked McClelland as the 15th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]
Life and career
McClelland, born in Mt.
Vernon, New York, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in 1938, an MA from the University of Missouri in 1939,[1] and a PhD in experimental psychology from Yale Universit