Nature and Mechanisms of Loss of Motivation

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-263

  Miceli, Maria ^a   Castelfranchi, Cristiano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0005585776     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.4.3.238     Document Type: Article

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