The effects of gender, expectations of success and social comparison on children's performance on a computer-based task

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-326

  Joiner, Richard ^a   Messer, David ^b   Light, Paul ^c   Littleton, Karen ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001139278     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341980180305     Document Type: Article

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