Indirect goal priming is more powerful than explicit instruction in children

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 944-948

  Kesek, Amanda ^a   Cunningham, William A ^b   Packer, Dominic J ^c   Zelazo, Philip David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; SOCIAL CONTROL;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REWARD; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 80051950914     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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