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Nowicki, Stephen, Jr. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Tested the hypothesis that internals will achieve more than externals in situations where competition is preeminent but not where cooperation is requried. Children (N=300) were divided into internals and externals, placed in situations varying in competition and cooperation, and readministered digit-symbol task. The general hypothesis was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Children, Competition
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Dollinger, Stephen J.; Taub, Susan I. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1977
Children differing in locus of control orientation (internals, mediums, and externals) were administered an extended coding task following either a fictional rationale for the study (purpose incentive statement) or no purpose. Implications of these findings for education and child-rearing are discussed. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Children, Data Analysis, Flow Charts, Individual Characteristics