Edward's personal preference schedule is based on:

Correct option is B

The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) is directly based on Henry Murray's theory of needs, which identifies various psychogenic needs that motivate human behavior. The EPPS measures 15 of Murray's manifest needs including achievement, deference, order, exhibition, autonomy, affiliation, and others. It uses a forced-choice format to assess the relative strength of these needs in individuals.

Information Booster:
1. Murray's Need Theory: Proposed that human behavior is driven by approximately 20-30 psychogenic needs that operate at an unconscious level
2. EPPS Structure: Contains 225 paired statements representing 15 needs, requiring respondents to choose which statement better describes them
3. Forced-Choice Format: Designed to control for social desirability bias by pairing items of approximately equal social desirability
4. Applications: Used in counseling, personnel selection, and research to understand individual motivation patterns
5. Need Categories: Murray's needs include dominance, achievement, change, endurance, heterosexuality, and aggression among others

Additional Knowledge:
• Maslow's hierarchy (A): Focuses on hierarchical organization of needs from physiological to self-actualization, different from Murray's approach
• Freud's Id-Ego conflict (C): Psychoanalytic model focusing on psychosexual development and structural components of personality
• Rogers' theory (D): Humanistic approach emphasizing self-concept and unconditional positive regard, not need-based motivation