Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ096702
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Achievement Standards for Contingent Self-Reinforcement: Effects of Task Length and Task Difficulty
Masters, John C.; Christy, Monica D.
Child Development, 45, 1, 6-13, Mar 74
It was hypothisized that socialization within an achievement-oriented culture would encourage children to adjust the amount of self reward according to length and difficulty of a task. Task length but not difficulty was found to influence a self reward in second grade children. (ST)
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary School Students, Reinforcement, Self Reward, Socialization, Task Performance
Publication Type: N/A
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
