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Peer reviewedSmetana, Judith G.; Letourneau, Karen J. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examines relationships among gender constancy, preferences for same- or opposite-sex playmates, and sex-typed activities in preschool children. Findings suggest that, at least for females, gender concepts may have an organizing role in sex-role development by motivating children to seek social contexts in which to acquire and practice…
Descriptors: Conformity, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedLicht, Barbara G.; Dweck, Carol S. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examines the degree to which experiencing confusion during the acquisition of new academic material differentially affects classroom performance of helpless and mastery-oriented fifth-graders. Provides an initial test of a theoretical approach to understanding differences between male and female performances in different subject areas. (AS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Gains, Achievement Need
Peer reviewedBrown, Duane; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Found that white leaders exhibited more internal control and attributed good outcomes to personal attributes more often than did Black leaders. Self-concept data and sex-role orientation data were not helpful in interpreting findings. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
