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ERIC Number: EJ442289
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
The Down Side of Help: An Attributional-Development Analysis of Helping Behavior as a Low-Ability Cue.
Graham, Sandra; Barker, George P.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n1 p7-14 Mar 1990
Two studies with 170 children aged 4-12 years examined the possibility that unsolicited help can serve as a low-ability cue. Targets of unsolicited help are perceived by children as less able students who are less likely to do well and less likely to be desirable workmates. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Child Development, Children, Classroom Research, Cues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Helping Relationship, Low Achievement, Peer Relationship, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special section with title "Motivation and Efficacy in Education: Research and New Directions."