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Peer reviewedMischel, H. N. – Human Development, 1984
Reports studies conducted to clarify the development of children's knowledge and understanding of the types of stimulus conditions and cognitive activity that are likely to help or impair their own self-control. It was found that children's knowledge of effective delay strategies was related to their actual ability to delay gratification. (RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Delay of Gratification, Individual Development, Metacognition
Peer reviewedSkinner, E. A.; Chapman, M. – Human Development, 1984
Proposes a framework which builds on theories of subjective expectations and which combines a new model of beliefs about control with a process model of intentional action. Applications to the study of control beliefs on cognitive performance are outlined. (RH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Individual Development, Influences, Locus of Control
