Culturally disadvantaged and advantaged 6-yr.-olds were compared on level of aspiration and locus of control. There were no differences between disadvantaged Negro and white children on either measure, but disadvantaged children in general were characterized by higher and less accurate levels of aspiration with reference to specific performance tasks and by less internal locus of control.
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