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ERIC Number: EJ436878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Motivational Influences on Cognition: Task Involvement, Ego Involvement, and Depth of Information Processing.
Graham, Sandra; Golan, Shari
Journal of Educational Psychology, v83 n2 p187-94 Jun 1991
Task involvement and ego involvement were studied in relation to depth of information processing for 126 fifth and sixth graders in 2 experiments. Ego involvement resulted in poorer word recall at deep rather than shallow information processing levels. Implications for the study of motivation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Encoding (Psychology), Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Recall (Psychology), Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED502398