Locus of control and college students' approaches to learning

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Rose, Rebecca J ^a   Hall, Cathy W ^a   Bolen, Larry M ^a   Webster, Raymond E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010348641     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.1.163     Document Type: Article

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