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Alternative Conceptions of Intellectual Functioning
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Tulkin, S. R.; Konner, M. J. – Human Development, 1973
Suggests intelligence tests are culture bound and as such miss many abilities particularly those of minority groups. (ST)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
"The Development of Pragmatic and Non-pragmatic Motivation" (Commentary On).
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Harris, P. – Human Development, 1995
Suggests that while doubting that the dichotomy introduced by Subbotsky can cover the entire domain of motivation, he should applaud the emphasis on the neglected but critical importance of motivation in developmental psychology, and the attempt to distinguish different types of motivation, even as contributors to a single behavior. (AA)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences
The Development of Pragmatic and Non-pragmatic Motivation.
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Subbotsky, E. – Human Development, 1995
Examines two different types of human motivation, pragmatic and nonpragmatic. Experimental studies in preschool-age children in both the former Soviet Union and Western cultures are presented. Suggests that the two contrasting conceptions of human motivation lead to totally different practical strategies for transforming human motivation in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences