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Crosser, Sandra – Early Childhood News, 1996
Presents a case study illustrating learned helplessness orientation in preschool children and how adult responses to a child's successes and failures directly influence a child's perception of his or her abilities. Suggests that teachers should compliment successes by highlighting the ability demonstrated and address failures with comments…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies
