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Self-Control in Children: Development of a Rating Scale.
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Kendall, Philip C.; Wilcox, Lance E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Referred children were rated as significantly less self-controlled on the self control rating scale (SCRS) than were matched nonreferred children. Significant differences were found on the SCRS, Matching Familiar Figures test latencies and behavioral observations. The SCRS appeared to be a reliable and valid index of self-control. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Intelligence
Are Learning Disabled Children More Impulsive? A Comparison of Learning Disabled and Normal-Achieving Children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test.
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Nagle, Richard J.; Thwaite, Ben C. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Compared the performance of learning disabled and normal-achieving third- and fourth-grade children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test to determine group differences along the impulsivity-reflection dimension. Overall results suggest that learning disabled children are not more impulsive but rather use poor strategic behavior in processing…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education
Delay of Gratification and Time Concept in Reflective and Impulsive Children.
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Goldman, Amy P.; Everett, Frances – Child Study Journal, 1985
Investigated time conceptualizations and delay of gratification capacities of 64 6- to 10-year-olds identified as impulsive or reflective according to performance on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test. They were administered a maintenance of delay of gratification task, a time concept questionnaire, and several measures of temporal perspective…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes