People
Nelson-Le Gall, Sharon
Senior ScientistProfessor of Psychology, Dept. of Psycholog
PhD University of Illinois
Contact:
829 LRDC
412-624-7481
412-624-3068
legall@pitt.edu
Research Interests: Social-cognitive development and achievement motivation, development of notions of personal and social causality
Publications
- Nelson-Le Gall, S., & Resnick, L. B. (1998). Help seeking, achievement motivation, and the social practice of intelligence in school. In S. A. Karabenick (Ed.), Strategic help seeking: Implications for learning and teaching (pp. 39-60). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Abstract-pdf)
- Resnick, L. B., & Nelson-Le Gall, S. (1997). Socializing intelligence. In L. Smith, J. Dockrell, & P. Tomlinson (Eds.), Piaget, Vygotsky and beyond (pp. 145-158). London/New York: Routledge. (Abstract-pdf)
- Jones, E. & Nelson-Le Gall, S. (1995). The influence of personal effort cues on children's judgements of others' morality and disposition. Merrill Palmer Quarterly, 41, 53-69.
- Nelson-Le Gall, S. & Jones, E. (1990). Cognitive and motivational influences on the help-seeking behaviors of Black children, Child Development, 61, 581-589.
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