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Download full textMCGUIRE, CARSON; ROWLAND, THOMAS – 1967
THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE THEORY OF MOTIVATION PRESENTED BY ROBERT W. WHITE IN HIS BOOK "LIVES IN PROGRESS" (1952) AND IN AN ARTICLE "MOTIVATION RECONSIDERED--THE CONCEPT OF COMPETENCE" (1959). WHITE PROPOSES THE CONCEPT OF "COMPETENCE" TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE THINGS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR LEFT UNEXPLAINED BY OTHER THEORIES OF MOTIVATION. COMPETENCE IS USED…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Motivation
MCGUIRE, CARSON; ROWLAND, TOM – 1966
THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PIAGET TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IS SUMMARIZED. PIAGET'S INFLUENCE ON BERLYNE AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE RESEARCH METHODS USED BY PIAGET, AND THE CONCEPTS HE FORMULATED ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. THE GOAL OF HIS RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT GENEVA IS IDENTIFIED AS THE DISCOVERY OF THE SUCCESSIVE STAGES IN THE…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Concept Formation, Intellectual Development
