Learning disabilities and learned helplessness: A heuristic approach

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 103-113

  Hersh, Catherine A ^a   Stone, Brian J ^a   Ford, Laurie ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Learned helplessness; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING;

CHILD; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; READING;

EID: 0030077262     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608987255     Document Type: Article

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