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ERIC Number: EJ056728
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Effects of Social Comparison Upon the Imitation of Neutral and Altruistic Behaviors by Young Children
Masters, John C.
Child Development, 43, 1, 131-42, Mar 72
The theory of social comparison postulates that the tendency to compare one's performance to others' will decrease as a function of the discrepancy between the quality of one's own performance and that of the comparison person. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Identification (Psychology), Imitation, Models, Preschool Children, Rewards, Tables (Data)
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Identifiers: Social Comparison