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ERIC Number: EJ203988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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The Informational Value of Evaluative Behavior: Influences of Praise and Blame on Perceptions of Ability.
Meyer, Wulf-Uwe; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v71 n2 p259-68 Apr 1979
Six experiments investigated the informational value of praise and criticism. Praise after success and neutral feedback after failure led to perceptions that an acting person's ability was viewed as low. Neutral feedback after success and criticism after failure led to perceptions that an acting person's ability was viewed as high. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adults, Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Reinforcement, Student Evaluation, Student Motivation, Student Teacher Relationship, Technical Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany