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ERIC Number: EJ308824
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Developmental Course of Parental Stimulation and Its Relationship to Mastery Motivation during Infancy.
Yarrow, L. J.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v20 n3 p492-503 May 1984
As part of a longitudinal study on the environmental origins of mastery motivation, 6- and 12-month-old infants were observed at home with each parent separately and their motivational characteristics were assessed in a laboratory setting. Differential relationships between two aspects of parental stimulation and the infants' mastery motivation were found. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Fathers, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Motivation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Persistence, Sex Differences, Stimulation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns