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Hostile Attribution of Intent and Aggressive Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.
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Orobio de Castro, Bram; Veerman, Jan W.; Koops, Willem; Bosch, Joop D.; Monshouwer, Heidi J. – Child Development, 2002
Conducted a meta-analytic review of 41 studies to explore the relation between children's aggressive behavior and hostile attribution of intent to peers. Found a significant association between hostile attribution of intent and aggressive behavior, with larger effects associated with more severe aggressive behavior, rejection by peers as a…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Attribution Theory, Behavior Development
Behavioural Approaches in Education: Explanations in Terms of Science and in Terms of Personal Justification.
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Schwieso, J. J. – Educational Studies, 1989
Argues that behavioral approaches in education are best placed within a rational or justificatory framework, rather than within a strictly scientific account of human activity. Draws the distinction between the two frameworks, and outlines major criticisms leveled at behaviorism in education. Discusses aspects of behaviorism in education from the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Behaviorism
Influence of Self-Efficacy on Performance in a Cognitive Task.
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Bouffard-Bouchard, Therese – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Tests how perceived self-efficacy influenced cognitive task performance among 64 Canadian college students. Shows students with high perceptions of self-efficacy, induced by positive feedback, completed more problems, had more efficient problem-solving strategies, and accurately self-evaluated responses. Illustrates self-efficacy's context…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Students
Sexual Violence in the Media: Indirect Effects on Aggression Against Women.
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Malamuth, Neil M.; Briere, John – Journal of Social Issues, 1986
Presents a model hypothesizing indirect effects of media sexual violence on aggression against women. Suggests that cultural factors and individual variables interact to affect thought patterns and other responses that may lead to antisocial behavior. Discusses relevance of model to current research trends, including laboratory and naturalistic…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education
The Relationship between Goal Orientation and the Calibration of Performance Expectations to Performance Feedback.
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Wahlstrom, Darryl A. – 2001
A study investigated 210 secondary vocational/technical education students' cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to a skill assessment process. Students received feedback on their skill strengths and weaknesses and those skills in which they over- or under-estimated their abilities. Results from hierarchical multiple regression indicated…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Development, Cognitive Structures, Competence
Social Indicators, Dysfunctional Career Cognitions, and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in Work Role Participation of Welfare Recipients.
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Hodge, Sharon – 2001
Profiles of 104 welfare recipients in Georgia were examined to identify social indicators and cognitive variables that influenced work role participation. Three instruments were administered the Career Thought Inventory, the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form, and the demographic profile and participation scale of the Salience…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Analysis of Variance, Behavior Development