title: Cognitive-behavioral interventions for increasing motivation.
abstract: Interventions aimed at improving students' achievement behavior by promoting adaptive attributions for success and failure are described. Issues concerning identification of appropriate recipients of these interventions, content and method of training, and evaluation of treatment effectiveness are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009042:Motivation; D012718:Set, Psychology; D014477:Underachievement