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Peer reviewedMasters, John C. – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Friendship, Peer Relationship, Positive Reinforcement, Preschool Children
Stein, Aletha Huston – Child Develop, 1969
Research partially supported by grant MH-13470-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Need, Grade 4, Negative Reinforcement
Peer reviewedAmes, Carole – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Fifth-grade students classified as high or low in self-concept were paired in an achievement-related task in which one succeeded and one failed. High self-concept children attributed success more to their high ability and engaged in more positive self-reinforcement than did low self-concept children. Results were discussed within an attribution…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Competition, Intermediate Grades
