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Direct linkRadovanovic, Mia; Soldovieri, Antonia; Sommerville, Jessica A. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Process praise (i.e., praise for effort) facilitates childhood persistence. However, less is known about the mechanism by which process praise influences persistence in infancy. Here, we propose that well-timed process praise reinforces the link between effort and success, thus promoting persistence in young children. In Experiment 1, U.S. infants…
Descriptors: Infants, Success, Positive Reinforcement, Persistence
Peer reviewedCrowder, Aletha M. H.; Hohle, Raymond H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Feedback, Grade 1, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedOttens, Allan J. – College Student Journal, 1982
Describes some clinical observations of procrastinating and procrastinators and addresses how these observations have led to the development of a guaranteed scheduling technique (GST) to treat procrastination. Discusses the elements of GST and its implementation. Initial student reactions to GST have been favorable. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, College Students, Counseling Techniques
Sie, Maureen A.; Johnson, Geoffrey – 1978
Eighty three applicants for empployment in a hardware supply manufacturing company participated in a study of the effects of anxiety, praise and the awareness of time remaining on employment testing. Two control groups and three testing groups--praise, time, and praise and time--were administered the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), a…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Aptitude Tests, Job Applicants
