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Kanfer, Frederick H.; Zich, Jane – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The effects of extent and kind of external control during training on later resistance to temptation were examined in preschool children. Boys transgressed significantly more quickly than girls. (ST)
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Reinforcement, Self Control, Sex Differences

Fry, P. S.; Preston, Joan – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
Seven- and eight-year-olds, representing a wide range of locus of control scores, practiced one of three self-verbalization treatments of behavioral rule learning: overt speech, covert speech, or a combination of both. Latency scores in the toy temptation test were highest for the combination treatment group. (SJL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Reaction Time

Calhoun, Lawrence G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Examines the relation of depression to locus of control and to the perceived causes of depression in a nonpsychiatric population. Findings suggest that adolescent females tend to hold themselves more responsible than males for unsatisfactory personal situations, and this extends to the attribution of causes for unhappy moods. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control

Nowicki, Stephen, Jr.; Hopper, Allen E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Assesses the locus of control orientation within an alcoholic population and relates this orientation to the degree of cognitive dysfunction. Results suggest that female alcoholics, specifically those who need inpatient treatment, may be a relatively more disturbed group compared to alcoholic male inpatients. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Kreutzer, Jeffrey S.; And Others – 1980
For many years researchers have investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and human aggression. A "policy-capturing" methodology was used to determine how judgments of responsibility for aggressive behavior are influenced by information about a person's alcohol consumption, sex, and degree of injury to a victim. Male subjects (N=8)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns

Karnes, Frances A.; McGinnis, J. Christopher – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1996
This study investigated self-actualization and locus of control in 59 academically gifted adolescents using the Reflections of Self by Youth and the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. No significant gender or grade differences were found, though locus of control scores supported the idea that high-achieving students tend to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Locus of Control, Personality Traits
Stephens, Mark W. – 1971
Results of several studies of cognitive and cultural correlates and determinants of early IE development are discussed, and some implications of the findings are pointed out. In studies of correlations between IE and intelligence test scores, results show that the scores increase regularly with age, from age 4 through 8, and there are fairly…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Harrison, Algea Othello – 1975
Aspects of problem-solving measured here are delay of gratification, field-dependence independence, and the relection-impulsivity dimension. The following hypotheses are proposed (1) Those subjects who score high on externality will not delay gratification as those who score low, but they will score lower on measures on field-independence than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills