John W. Atkinson

Motivational determinants of risk-taking behavior.

John W. Atkinson · Psychological Review · 1957 · 3.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

The Achievement Motive.

O. J. Harvey, David C. McClelland, John W. Atkinson et al. · American Sociological Review · 1954 · 1.8K citations

Motivation and Achievement

William Revelle, John W. Atkinson, Joel O. Raynor · The American Journal of Psychology · 1975 · 815 citations

Achievement motive and test anxiety conceived as motive to approach success and motive to avoid failure.

John W. Atkinson, George H. Litwin · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1960 · 483 citations

Social Sciences, Educational Psychology, Psychology +8

An Introduction to Motivation

Thomas A. Ryan, John W. Atkinson, Charles N. Cofer et al. · The American Journal of Psychology · 1967 · 239 citations

Management, Behavioral Sciences, Individual Differences +6