Achievement Motivation

Drawing from David Clarence McClelland's motivation theory, PRiADI Psychological Fingerprints explores Achievement Motivation as a fundamental aspect of an individual's innate drive. PRiADI Test posits that this inherent need to set and pursue challenging yet realistic goals is reflected in an individual's unique psychological fingerprint patterns.

The PRiADI assessment in this area aims to uncover the innate motivational dynamics that influence a person's approach to tasks, challenges, and aspirations, focusing on the nature and intensity of this underlying drive as indicated by their biological blueprint.


Specifically, the Achievement Motivation component provides insights into:

  • Level of Innate Drive: The natural intensity of an individual's motivation to achieve, ranging from high and constantly seeking new goals to more moderate or focused.
  • Goal Orientation and Setting: The natural approach to setting goals, including realism, preference for clear objectives, and motivation by milestones.
  • Persistence and Resilience: Predicting the natural level of persistence when facing obstacles and the tendency to overcome difficulties versus being discouraged by lack of immediate results.
  • Response to Challenge and Competition: How challenging tasks or competitive situations naturally energize or potentially stress the individual.
  • Source of Motivation: Suggesting a predisposition towards being more naturally motivated by internal satisfaction and mastery versus external rewards and recognition.


Understanding these innate aspects provides valuable self-awareness, allowing individuals to:

  • Align goals with natural drive.
  • Identify challenges related to their motivational style and develop strategies.
  • Seek environments conducive to their makeup.
  • Develop plans to enhance persistence and goal attainment.


In essence, the Achievement Motivation aspect of PRiADI offers a foundational understanding of an individual's inherent engine for achievement, revealing how they are naturally wired to pursue success.