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Download full textPracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Peer reviewedRohner, Evelyn C.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1980
Reports that internality increased significantly with children's age and with children's perceptions of increased parental acceptance and that these two factors accounted for 22% of the variance of children's locus of control scores. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Age, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedRuble, Diane N.; Nakamura, Charles Y. – Child Development, 1973
This study examined variables related to problem-solving approaches of young children, using the theoretical framework provided by Zigler and collaborators in their work on outerdirectedness. Four aspects of outerdirectedness were examined: developmental trends, different types of reinforcement, task difficulty, and pride in accomplishment. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Expectation
Rimm, Sylvia B. – 1987
The paper considers pressures on bright children and the relationship of such pressures to underachievement. It gives specific suggestions on the prevention of underachievement to both parents and teachers. Pressures often felt by gifted children include pressures to be brilliant, to be creative, to do something spectacular, to find oneself, to be…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Cogan, Leland S.; Oka, Evelyn R. – 1992
The developmental pattern in the relationships among mothers' beliefs about structure, autonomy, control, and intelligence was studied, addressing: (1) how mothers' scaffolding beliefs and conceptions of intelligence are related; (2) the relationship of these maternal beliefs to children's age and achievement; and (3) the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Beliefs, Child Development
Howard, Norma K., Comp. – 1975
This selective abstract bibliography cites recent ERIC documents on behavioral differences between preschool and elementary school girls and boys in such areas as moral judgment, school readiness, self esteem, motor performance, aggression, locus of control, and social development. Other documents cited examined sex role development and sex role…
Descriptors: Aggression, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Child Development
