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Peer reviewedSkinner, Ellen A.; Chapman, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1987
The hypothesis that differences in definitions of perceived internality in Piagetian and locus of control viewpoints account for paradoxical findings was tested empirically using two independent samples of children. Results suggest that perceived internality depends on the aspects of means-ends beliefs on which one focuses.
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Definitions
