Components of Achievement Motivation in Young Children.

De Bruyn, Eric E. J.; van den Bercken, John H. L.

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Components of Achievement Motivation in Young Children.

De Bruyn, Eric E. J.; van den Bercken, John H. L.

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v5 n4 p467-89 Dec 1982

The performances of five- and six-year-old children on several motivation tasks (causal attribution, affective self-motivation, goal setting, and perception of task difficulty) were compared in order to determine the emergence of motivation as a self-reinforcing system in young children. (MP)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Reinforcement, Self Actualization, Young Children

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