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ERIC Number: EJ149497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Persistence at a Difficult Task with Alternative Task of Intermediate Difficulty: Some Comments on Feather's Study
Nygard, Roald
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 20, 2, 41-8, 76
Reanalysis of previous studies indicated mean persistence scores are highest and equal for success-motivated subjects with high subjective expectation of success and for failure-avoidance motivated subjects with low expectation of success; scores are lowest for success-motivated subjects with low success expectation and for failure-avoidance motivated subjects with high success expectation. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Achievement, Difficulty Level, Expectation, Failure, Motivation, Performance, Performance Factors, Persistence, Statistical Analysis, Success
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