Jake likes challenges, accepts responsibility, and takes moderate job risks in order to increase his chances of being successful in his profession. Jake is exhibiting:

a, stimulus motives.

b. achievement motivation.

c. primary drives.

d. cognitive appraisal.

The correct answer is b. achievement motivation.

Explanation:

Achievement motivation shows the passion of an individual to do hard work to become successful or gain excellence. People having high achievement motivation spend most of time in solving the problems and finding ways for possible improvement.

These people prefer to do those work which have challenges or have moderate level of difficulties and they accept their responsibilities. They also have a great desire to get feedback about their efforts.

They also love to take moderate job risk to improve their chances to become successful. Therefore the right answer is b. achievement motivation.