Publication Date
1987
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Degree Name
M.S. Ed. (Master of Education)
Legacy Department
Department of Learning, Development, and Special Education
LCSH
Child psychology; Motivation (Psychology); Self-actualization (Psychology)
Abstract
This experiment was designed to investigate external environmental influences and internal self-influence in young children's self-regulatory behavior. Subjects performed two tasks under lenient-demand conditions. External reinforcers were not emphasised. Eighteen of the subjects were relatively intrinsically motivated (IM) with sixteen being relatively extrinsically motivated (EM). Both external and internal influences affected performance with time on task being the dependent variable. As expected, IM subjects spent more time working on both tasks. This experiment demonstrates that internal and external factors interact to produce substantial individual differences in children's self- regulatory behavior.
Recommended Citation
Gambro, John Scott, "Motivational orientation and self-regulation of young children" (1987). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 4057.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/4057
Extent
38 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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In Copyright
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