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ERIC Number: EJ189607
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Children's Achievement Attributions and Self-reinforcement: Effects of Self-concept and Competitive Reward Structure
Ames, Carole
Journal of Educational Psychology, 70, 3, 345-55, Jun 78
Fifth-grade students classified as high or low in self-concept were paired in an achievement-related task in which one succeeded and one failed. High self-concept children attributed success more to their high ability and engaged in more positive self-reinforcement than did low self-concept children. Results were discussed within an attribution model of behavior. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Competition, Intermediate Grades, Positive Reinforcement, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Self Reward, Sex Differences
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Language: English
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