Mastery Motivation and Need for Approval in Young Children: Effects of Age, Sex, and Reinforcement Condition.

Rose, Susan Copl; Thornburg, Kathy R.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Mastery Motivation and Need for Approval in Young Children: Effects of Age, Sex, and Reinforcement Condition.

Rose, Susan Copl; Thornburg, Kathy R.

Educational Research Quarterly, v9 n1 p34-42 1984

Differences in the mastery motivation levels and approval needs of children, ages four and eight, were investigated. Two groups of 32 children each worked on puzzle tasks in one of two conditions: (1) verbal reinforcement or (2) nonreinforcement. Younger children needed more reinforcement than older children. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Reinforcement, Sex Differences, Time on Task, Young Children

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