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ERIC Number: EJ365162
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Children's Understanding of Personal Dispositions and Its Relationship to Behavior.
Rholes, William S.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n1 p1-17 Feb 1988
Examined how an unstable rather than stable view of dispositions--that is, personality traits and abilities--affected the motivational consequences of 7- and 8-year-old children's success and failure experiences, and their self-confidence and impressions of other persons. (SKC)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Individual Differences, Opinions, Personality Traits, Self Concept, Social Development, Success, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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