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David McClelland
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David C. McClelland (May 20 1917–March 1998) was an American psychological theorist. Noted for his work on achievement motivation and the conciousness, he published a number of works from the 1950s until the 1970s and had a hand in the creation of the scoring system for the Thematic Apperception Test.

Career

McClelland, born in Mt. Vernon in New York State, was awarded a bachelor of arts from Wesleyan University in 1938, and an MA from the University of Missouri the following year. He taught in Connecticut and Wesleyan before joining the faculty staff of Harvard University in 1956, where he worked for 30 years. He moved to Boston University in 1987. Here, he was awarded the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Publications

McClelland published a number of works during his career.

  • The Achieving Society (1961)
  • The Roots of Consciousness (1964)
  • Power: The Inner Experience (1975)
  • The Achievement Motive (1953)

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