Ellen Is Shown a Somewhat Ambiguous Picture of a Person

Multiple Choice

Ellen is shown a somewhat ambiguous picture of a person in a lab coat studying what looks like a medical chart.Ellen is then asked to tell a story about this person.She says that this person is a new resident in a hospital and is working very long hours,but is happy to have finally reached his goal of becoming a doctor.In this story,Ellen is exhibiting:

A) a low need for achievement
B) a high need for achievement
C) high fear of failure
D) a self-handicapping strategy