Modeling, direct instruction, and attributions: Effects on altruism.
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Self-fulfilling prophecies of initially false positive trait ascriptions emerge in many situations, including ascriptions of being tidy, charitable, cooperative, kind, eco-friendly, militarily competent, athletic, and physiological changes.
“SFPs of initially false positive trait ascriptions emerge in many other situations too.They also occurred, for instance, when adults ascribed to children traits such as being tidy (Miller et al. 1975), charitable (Jensen and Moore 1977), or cooperative (Grusec et al. 1978).”
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- Authors
- Grusec, J. E., Kuczynski, L., Rushton, J. P., & Simutis, Z. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 1978-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-57
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W2019561120
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 5.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychology of Social Influence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Keywords
- altruism, modeling, direct instruction, attribution, social learning, helping behavior, children
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