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标题：A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION OF CHRIS GARDNER€S THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
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作者：Agustaman F. Wirawan ; Prof. Dr. Indiyah Imran
期刊名称：Faculty of Letters
出版年度：2009
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语种：English
出版社：Faculty of Letters
摘要：This study aims at describing the achievement motivation of Chris Gardnertaken from the autobiography novel The Pursuit of Happyness. The writer usesDavid McClellandâs motivation theory, which is one of the psychologybranches that is experimental psychology, in analyzing this novel. The writeruses a qualitative descriptive method in analyzing this novel. The resulting datais presented in the form of quotations. The result of the study shows that ChrisGardner is a highly motivated achievement person. Chris has characteristics forpeople with high achievement motivation. He is a hard-worker, disciplineperson, and has a clear vision on his life. Also, there are two events in whichmotivate him in becoming a successful person, his first meeting with a guy whodrives a Ferrari and his mother statement when she said that Chris could make amillion dollars if he wants to.