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ERIC Number: EJ062849
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Effects of Success, Failure, and Reward Outcome Upon Contingent and Noncontingent Self-Reinforcement
Masters, John C.
Developmental Psychology, 7, 2, 110-8, Sep 72
Results of the present study show that children by the age of 7 have internalized systematic if not complex rules concerning the conditions under which they may engage in self-gratification. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Failure, Reinforcement, Self Reward, Success, Tables (Data), Task Performance
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Identifiers: Social Comparison