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Peer reviewedFurby, Lita – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Examined the nature of possession and ownership in a developmental and cross-cultural context. Of particular importance to all ages and cultural groups were the two dimensions of effectance and control of possessions and positive affect for possessions. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Developmental Stages, Individual Characteristics, Motivation
Peer reviewedBruehl, Dieter; Solar, Diana – Social Behavior and Personality, 1974
Two groups of paid female students were employed in a modified Aronson and Carlsmith (1962) expectancy-performance design. Overall results did not support predictions derived from dissonance theory. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Expectation, Motivation
Peer reviewedHaines, Phil; And Others – Social Behavior and Personality, 1980
Examined whether a measure of self-reported, task-specific, efficacy expectations would correspond more with persistence or locus of control. Results indicated that beliefs in locus of control were strongly related to persistence and that efficacy expectations were not as significant. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Foreign Countries
