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Peer reviewedSkinner, Ellen A.; Chapman, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1987
The hypothesis that differences in definitions of perceived internality in Piagetian and locus of control viewpoints account for paradoxical findings was tested empirically using two independent samples of children. Results suggest that perceived internality depends on the aspects of means-ends beliefs on which one focuses.
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Definitions
Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1984
Presented are abstracts and abstractors' analyses of 10 studies related, in some manner, to learning. These studies focus on: (1) problem-solving processes used by experts and novices as they worked five mechanics problems (J. H. Larkin and F. Reif); (2) formal reasoning patterns of Italian high school students (M. L. Aiello-Nicosia, et al.); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedMaqsud, Muhammad – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 120 (60 boys, 60 girls) middle school students in Bophuthatswana on the relation of academic achievement to self-concept and locus of control. Finds that measures of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are related negatively to school achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedCarton, John S.; Nowicki, Stephen, Jr. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Suggests that children who have experienced personal autonomy sufficient to develop a sense of responsibility for the consequences of their actions tend to experience less stress and receive more affectionate treatment from their mothers. Briefly summarizes previous research that supports these findings. (MJP)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Decision Making, Individual Power
