The informational value of evaluative behavior: Influences of praise and blame on perceptions of ability.

Meyer Wulf-Uwe; Bachmann Meinolf; Biermann Ursula; Hempelmann Marianne; Ploger Fritz-Otto; Spiller Helga

doi:10.1037/0022-0663.71.2.259

Keywords

PraisePsychologyBlamePerceptionValue (mathematics)Social psychologyDevelopmental psychologyCognitive psychology

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Bielefeld University DE

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Year: 1979
Type: article
Volume: 71
Issue: 2
Pages: 259-268
Citations: 112
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                                    Meyer Wulf-Uwe, 
                                
                                    Bachmann Meinolf, 
                                
                                    Biermann Ursula
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1979). 
                            The informational value of evaluative behavior: Influences of praise and blame on perceptions of ability.. 
                            Journal of Educational Psychology
                            , 71
                            (2)
                            , 259-268.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.71.2.259
                        

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DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.71.2.259