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ERIC Number: EJ147026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Studies in the Self-Regulation of Behavior: Effects of Contingent Cognitive and Affective Events
Masters, John C.; Santrock, John W.
Developmental Psychology, 12, 4, 334-348, Jul 76
The hypothesis tested was that the evaluations and affective responses which accompany ongoing behavior may operate as reinforcers and punishers, thus exercising control over the persistence of those behaviors. Results indicate potent systematic effects due to the differing content of such evaluations and the associated affect or affective tone. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Evaluative Thinking, Persistence, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Problem Solving, Reinforcement, Research, Self Evaluation, Social Development
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