Effects of Social Comparison Upon the Imitation of Neutral and Altruistic Behaviors by Young Children.

Masters, John C.

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Effects of Social Comparison Upon the Imitation of Neutral and Altruistic Behaviors by Young Children

Masters, John C.

Child Development, 43, 1, 131-42, Mar 72

The theory of social comparison postulates that the tendency to compare one's performance to others' will decrease as a function of the discrepancy between the quality of one's own performance and that of the comparison person. (Author/MB)

Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Identification (Psychology), Imitation, Models, Preschool Children, Rewards, Tables (Data)

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