The Mehrabian and Hermans scales of resultant achievement motivation were correlated with each other and with cumulative grade point average for three samples of lower division college males. In each sample, the two scales were significantly, but not highly, correlated (average r = .31). The Hermans scale was consistently related to grade point average across samples. Significantly more accurate predictions of academic performance were obtained for lower fear of failure students and for students who perceived their present course grades as more important to their future career plans than for students who perceived present grades as less important to their future career plans.
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