Roles of Approval Motivation and Generalized Expectancy for Reinforcement in Children's Conceptual Discrimination Learning.

Nyce, Peggy A.; And Others

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Roles of Approval Motivation and Generalized Expectancy for Reinforcement in Children's Conceptual Discrimination Learning

Nyce, Peggy A.; And Others

Journal of Genetic Psychology, 130, 1, 77-81, Mar 77

Forty-four third graders were given a two-choice conceptual discrimination learning task. The two major factors were (1) four treatment groups varying at the extremes on two personality measures, approval motivation and locus of control and (2) sex. (MS)

Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Motivation, Reinforcement, Sex Differences, Success

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