Gunderson Praise & Motivation

• Aim

  To see if parental praise influences motivation.
• Procedure

  Observed parents praising children, then tested their motivation later.
• Findings

  Process praise (effort-based) led to higher motivation.
• Strengths

  • Real-life application – Useful for parenting.
  • Longitudinal – Tracks real change.
• Weaknesses

  • Observer bias.
  • Limited sample.