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ERIC Number: EJ109744
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Roles of Approval Motivation and Social Reinforcement in Children's Discrimination Learning
Brannigan, Gary G.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, 10, 6, 843-846, Nov 74
Tests the hypothesis that strong approval motivation is developmentally lower than weaker approval motivation, since the high-approval-motivated individual is more dependent on the external world than on internal cues and norms. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Motivation Techniques, Problem Solving, Social Influences, Social Reinforcement
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