Publication Date
10-1970
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Harry Robe, James Craig, James Shires
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
A sample of 32 Ss were drawn from the third through sixth grades and success or failure conditions were experimentally induced. The effects of these conditions were then determined on a subsequent, non-related task; the Block Design subtest of the WISC. Results indicated that these conditions do have a significant (p<.01) effect on the subsequent performance, although, this significance diminishes rapidly over a period of delay (24 hours). The study is limited in scope and in sample, but research implications are numerous and should include varied exposure to the success-failure conditions and the related effects of varied time-lapse intervals. Attention should be given to the differential effects of the two conditions and to the possibility that success-failure orientations may be significant factors in determining the quality of subsequent performance.
Disciplines
Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Martin, William, "The Function of Prior Conditions of Success or Failure Upon Subsequent, Non-Related Tasks" (1970). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2584.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2584