Study.com indicates concerning '''McClelland's Need Theory''': "David McClelland, a 20th-century psychologist, theorized that humans are motivated by three possible needs: achievement, power, and affiliation. These 3 needs are based on one's life experiences and acquired over time. McClelland's theory of human motivation became known as McClelland's acquired needs theory. McClelland believed that these needs were acquired over time based on life experiences."<ref>[https://study.com/academy/lesson/acquired-needs-theory-need-for-acheivement-power-affiliation.html#:~:text=David%20McClelland%2C%20a%2020th%2Dcentury,as%20McClelland's%20acquired%20needs%20theory. Acquired Needs Theory | Need for Achievement, Power & Affiliation]</ref> | Study.com indicates concerning '''McClelland's Need Theory''': "David McClelland, a 20th-century psychologist, theorized that humans are motivated by three possible needs: achievement, power, and affiliation. These 3 needs are based on one's life experiences and acquired over time. McClelland's theory of human motivation became known as McClelland's acquired needs theory. McClelland believed that these needs were acquired over time based on life experiences."<ref>[https://study.com/academy/lesson/acquired-needs-theory-need-for-acheivement-power-affiliation.html#:~:text=David%20McClelland%2C%20a%2020th%2Dcentury,as%20McClelland's%20acquired%20needs%20theory. Acquired Needs Theory | Need for Achievement, Power & Affiliation]</ref> |