Need Associations to Acquisition Modes, Education, and Adjustment

Abstract

3 primary modes of acquisition were defined as the achievement, aggression, and succorance needs of the Murray need system. Picture Identification Test need associations of these acquisition modes were analyzed for 12 male groups differing in education and/or adjustment. Application of t tests to discriminate the 12 groups with 57 need-association variables produced a 5:1 ratio of obtained to chance expected ts (p < .05). Of the 57 variables 51 had significant F ratios (p = .05) for between-within groups variance from a discriminant analysis of the same data. These results indicated that acquisition need association indices are related to personal adjustment and educational achievement.