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ERIC Number: EJ258339
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Dec
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Efforts to Excel and the Type A Behavior Pattern in Children.
Matthews, Karen A.; Volkin, Janice I.
Child Development, v52 n4 p1283-89 Dec 1981
Type A and Type B children's efforts to achieve were investigated. Type A's solved more arithmetic problems than did Type B's in a no-deadline condition. Type A's held a weight, which matched individual hand strength, 50 percent longer than did Type B's. Ambiguous performance criteria seemed to increase Type A efforts to excel. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Competition, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Criteria, Fatigue (Biology), Performance Factors, Recognition (Achievement)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Endurance; Type A Behavior; Type B Behavior