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dc.contributor.advisorCole, Steven G.
dc.contributor.authorWest, Sylvia Wandell-Conneren_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-11T15:11:32Z
dc.date.available2019-10-11T15:11:32Z
dc.date.created1993en_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.identifieraleph-642464en_US
dc.identifierMicrofilm Diss. 620.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/34809
dc.description.abstractPast failures debilitates intrinsic motivation of failure-avoidant individual for future tasks. Presenting 9 impossible Tangrams in a classroom setting, failure-avoidant students were asked to solve as many puzzles as they could in 20 minutes. Following their failure, students were assigned to either a relevant-choice, irrelevant-choice, perceived-choice, or no-choice condition. Students had unlimited time to solve as many of 27 solvable Tangrams as they liked from three difficulty levels. Performance, persistence, and self-report of enjoyment measured intrinsic motivation. No significant differences emerged among the irrelevant-choice, perceived-choice, and no-choice group. Students who had the relevant choice to select their optimal challenge performed better, persisted longer, and enjoyed the task more than did students who had no relevant-choice. When required to solve a final Tangram, the relevant choice group still performed and persisted significantly better than the groups without relevant choice.
dc.format.extentvi, 72 leaves : illustrationsen_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Printen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTexas Christian University dissertationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAS38.W4614en_US
dc.subject.lcshFailure (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.lcshIntrinsic motivationen_US
dc.subject.lcshLearning, Psychology ofen_US
dc.titleOptimal challenge, intrinsic motivation, and failure-avoidant behavior: how to put joy and success back in learningen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
etd.degree.levelDoctoral
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitDepartment of Psychology
dc.type.genreDissertation
local.subjectareaPsychology
dc.identifier.callnumberSpecial Collections: AS38 .W4614 (Non-Circulating)
etd.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
etd.degree.grantorTexas Christian University


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