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Hokoda, Audrey; Fincham, Frank D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1995
An exploratory study examined the origins of children's motivational patterns in the family by observing 10 helpless and 11 mastery-oriented third graders. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that mothers of mastery children may socialize their children's achievement motivation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns
Furio, Brian J. – 1987
Employing learned helplessness theory as a trait orientation, a study examined the interrelationships existing between instructor classroom behaviors, student perceptions of control, and student behavioral responses in the college classroom. Subjects, 317 male and female undergraduate students who were enrolled in communication courses at West…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment