GCSE Psychology 9-1

Psychology 9-1 GCSE -  1.2.2 - Gunderson et al. (2013) Parent Praise to 1-to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children's Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later: Aims -  Researchers wanted to know if children are effected by different types of parent praise given in a natural setting. If parents give girls less process praise and more person praise than boys. Parents use of process or person praise in early childhood influences the childs view later on. Procedures -  29 boys and 24 girls were visited at home every 4 months from when the child was 14 months old. The researchers looked at parents use of praise at home. 5 years later the children's ideas about the behavior was measured and related to the type of praise they had received. Results -  Process praise was 18% of all praise and person praise was 16%. 24% of praise for boys was process praise compared to 10% for girls. The more process praise received in early childhood, the more likely the children...