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Streck, Hannah; Kessels, Ursula – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
According to attributional theory, when the application of effort leads to success we praise the achievement. Effort and ability, however, are seen as compensatory and thus, paradoxically, being praised can lead to attributions of low ability. Our study investigates whether praise, not for academic performance, but for social classroom behavior,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Students, Student Behavior