Of the numerous motivational variables that influence human behavior, the present investigation has endeavored to limit the scope of study to ego-involvement and group identification. To determine to what extent ego-involvement and group identification are effective motivational determinants, attention tests were administered under conditions of control to three groups of high school students matched according to age and I.Q. One group was put in an indifferent setting; a second group was put in a group identification setting; a third group was put in an ego-involvement setting. Formulations containing essential elements of the motivational factors were given to the students prior to testing. "t" scores were computed and revealed the following: a "t" score of .77 was found between the group with the indifferent setting and the group with the group identification; a "t" score of 3.8 was found between the group with the group identification and the group with the ego-involvement type of motivation; a "t" score of 4.58 was found between the group with the indifferent setting and the one with the ego-involvement. In the last two scores the difference was significant. An effort is made to account for these differences. Suggestions for further study are made for academic groups and the two sexes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/10924 |
| Date | January 1954 |
| Creators | Hugh, Brother. |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 62 p. |
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