Maladaptive motivational style: The role of domain specific task demand in English and mathematics

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-207

  Galloway, David ^a   Leo, Elizabeth L ^a   Rogers, Colin ^b   Armstrong, Derrick ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030549420     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01189.x     Document Type: Article

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