gunderson et al's study

Question 1

what is the aim of the gunderson et al’s study

Answer 1

to see if children were affected with different personal praise

Question 2

the participants used in the gunderson et al’s study

Answer 2

-there were 53 children (from Chicago)
-they were 14, 26, 38 months old
-29 boys, 24 girls

Question 3

conclusions of the gunderson et al’s study

Answer 3

-boys received more process praise than girls
-parents with stronger incremental theories were more likely to give person praise

Question 4

what were some weakness of the gunderson et al’s study

Answer 4

-only 53 participants were used from Chicago, therefore may not be representative to the wider population, so lacks generalisation
-the participants were deceived. There was no debrief
-the results might lock validity

Question 5

what some strengths of the gunderson et al’s study

Answer 5

-using double blind method, biases was avoided
-research was carried out in the home, meaning findings were found in a natural environment