Development of social motives in Anglo-American and Mexican-American children.

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Compared the choice behaviors of 108 Mexican-American and 108 Anglo-American 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders in a maximizing difference game. All Ss received information about own and other's choices after each trial, as well as own and other's cumulative point scores across 100 plays of the game. Results clearly indicate that (a) for both cultural groups, competitive choice behavior became more dominant with increments in grade level; (b) Anglo-American Ss were more competitive at each grade level than the Mexican-American Ss; and (c) for all cultural and grade groups, competitive choices increased over trial blocks. The increase in competitive responding as a function of grade was interpreted in terms of a developmental theory of achievement motivation. Some educational implications of differences between Anglo- and Mexican-American children and cautionary statements concerning the interpretation of cross-cultural data are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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