| Abstrakt: |
We measured approach motivation and avoidance motivation in 22 students as they conquered Kilimanjaro from the Tanzanian side. N.E. Miller's theory holds that when one's goal is distant, the gradient of approach is higher than that of avoidance, and the strength of the tendency to approach is greater than the one to avoid. When climbing the Kilimanjaro summit, the participants' motivation to act was decreasing, but their level of courage grew--that served as an additional incentive to reach the peak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
