According to achievement motivation theory, those who prefer tasks that are of intermediate difficulty for them
A) have intermediate levels of the motive to succeed and the motive to avoid failure.
B) are higher in the motive to succeed than the motive to avoid failure.
C) are higher in the motive to avoid failure than the motive to succeed.
D) are low in both the motive to succeed and the motive to avoid failure.
Answer: B
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