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Competence motivation theory was based on the research of developmental psychologist

a. Tara Scanlan

b. Susan Harter

c. Thelma Horn

d. Glyn Roberts

e. Albert Bandura

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Developmental psychologist Susan Harter was renowned for her work on child development, motivation, and self-esteem. Harter's competence motivation theory is a theory of achievement motivation based on a person's perceptions of their ability. According to the theory of competence, when a person effectively completes a task, motivation grows, which encourages the person to master more tasks.

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