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Peer reviewedMeyer, Wulf-Uwe; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
Six experiments investigated the informational value of praise and criticism. Praise after success and neutral feedback after failure led to perceptions that an acting person's ability was viewed as low. Neutral feedback after success and criticism after failure led to perceptions that an acting person's ability was viewed as high. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adults, Age Differences, Attribution Theory
