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ERIC Number: EJ211513
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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Attentional Determinants of Children's Self-Control in Waiting and Working Situations.
Patterson, Charlotte J.; Carter, D. Bruce
Child Development, v50 n1 p272-75 Mar 1979
Results showed that while preschool children's self-control was less effective in waiting conditions when rewards were available for attention, presence of rewards facilitated self-control in the working conditions. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attention, Delay of Gratification, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Rewards, Self Control
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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