Infants make more attempts to achieve a goal when they see adults persist

Persistence, above and beyond IQ, is associated with long-term academic outcomes. To look at the effect of adult models on infants' persistence, we conducted an experiment in which 15-month-olds were assigned to one of three conditions: an Effort condition in which they saw an adult try repeate...

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Main Authors: Leonard, Julia (Contributor), Lee, Yu-Na (Contributor), Schulz, Laura E (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Schulz, Laura, E. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2018-01-10T16:14:01Z.
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