David C. McClelland

Background

• David C. McClelland was born on May 20, 1917 in Mt Vernan NY
• He was awarded bachelor of arts at Wesleyan University an MA from the University of Missouri and PhD in experimental psychology from Yale University

Primary Contribution

• In 1987, McClelland received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.
• He was credited with developing the Achievement Motivation Theory also known as achievement or non- achievement theory.

Changing Psychology

• McClelland is most famously known and talked about with the achievement and motivation aspect
• However, his work led more towards consciousness and personality

Workplace

• McClelland did his work at Connecticut College and Wesleyan University
• In 1956 the psychologists went on to work at Harvard for decades

Influences

• He used Freud, to discuss unconscious motivation, Russell A. Clark to understand how sexual motivation affects fantasy, and James Olds to study the physiology of reward as a motivational force.
• He helped add to the ideas of Frederick Herzberg

Movie

• Title: Motivation: The Might or The Mute
• I think President Snow from "The Hunger Games" should be the main star because they look similar and also have very motivating roles in their lives

Sources

• http://www.businessballs.com/davidmcclelland.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McClelland
• https://www.questia.com/library/psychology/psychologists/david-c-mcclelland