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Radovanovic, Mia; Soldovieri, Antonia; Sommerville, Jessica A. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Process praise (i.e., praise for effort) facilitates childhood persistence. However, less is known about the mechanism by which process praise influences persistence in infancy. Here, we propose that well-timed process praise reinforces the link between effort and success, thus promoting persistence in young children. In Experiment 1, U.S. infants…
Descriptors: Infants, Success, Positive Reinforcement, Persistence