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ERIC Number: EJ538472
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Self-Presentation Bias and Continuing Motivation among Chinese Students: A Cross-Cultural Phenomenon.
Shen, Shiji; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v90 n1 p52-56 Sep-Oct 1996
This study examined Chinese students' self-presentation bias and continuing motivation for difficult and easy tasks. Students read scenarios about characters who performed tasks, then answered questions about whether the characters and they themselves would do another similar task. Results revealed self-presentation bias among Chinese students similar to that of American students. (SM)
Descriptors: Bias, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Grade 7, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Student Behavior, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; United States