Atkinson believes that low-need achievers prefer all but which one of the following tasks?

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The excellence demanded by an occupational role and the prestige that it confers are positively related to its attractiveness. However, when relevant aspects of the motivational structure of role system members are examined, it is found that individuals high in achievement motivation and in achievement values prefer occupational roles which demand high excellence relative to the prestige they confer while individuals low in achievement motivation and in achievement values prefer those which confer high prestige relative to the excellence demanded. Because the effect of prestige inequalities on role attractiveness depends on the psychological properties of members of the role system, such inequalities may not be a functional prerequisite for the division of labor.

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Answer:C. very difficult tasks

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