It was hypothesized that in making a work-partner choice between a competent nonfriend and a less competent friend Ss with high achievement motivation would select the competent nonfriend; those with high affiliation motivation, the less competent friend; and those high in both motivations would show evidence of conflict. Friendship ratings together with achievement and affiliation motivation scores were obtained from the Ss, who were then divided into groups of 4 consisting of 3 mutual friends and 1 nonfriend. The nonfriend was made to succeed on the group task, and the friends, to fail. The Ss were then told to write down their choice of a work-partner. The results confirmed the set of hypotheses. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)