Fifty adolescent females were randomly placed in praise, encouragement, and control conditions and instructed to solve difficult anagrams as they listened to a tape recorded female voice giving praise or encouragement feedback over headphones. The praise statements were focused more on evaluation and competition, whereas the encouragement statements focused more on effort. The research hypothesis of increased persistence for the encouragement condition was not supported by the results. The praise group rated the voice significantly higher on activity in comparison with controls. The expected association between self-efficacy expectations and persistence was supported, but the hypothesized relationship between locus of control and persistence was not supported. Results are discussed in terms of cognitive evaluation and behavioral theories. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: B, page: 3841. / Major Professor: F. Donald Kelly. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76976 |
| Contributors | Daniels, John George., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 152 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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