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Download full textMorgan, George, Ed.; Jacobs, Sue, Ed. – 1981
The presentations and tables in this document deal with the development of mastery motivation from infancy to early preschool years. Discussion was focused on three questions: (1) whether mastery motivation can be measured in infants and young children; (2) whether it is possible to distinguish mastery motivation from cognitive functioning; and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Infant Behavior, Infants
Yarrow, Leon J.; And Others – 1976
The major objective of this series of studies was to clarify the concept of mastery motivation and to develop measures of this concept applicable to 1-year-old children. Three studies were made with 44 infants, aged 12 to 13 months. The first study, "Aspects of Mastery Motivation and Cognitive Functioning," utilized structured situations…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Early Childhood Education
