Implicit Theories versus the Social Construal of Ability in Self-Regulation and Performance on a Complex Task

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 104-127

  Tabernero, Carmen ^a   Wood, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0012168810     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1999.2829     Document Type: Article

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