Self-enhancing reactions to performance feedback in an academic setting

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 481-500

  Woo, Tae O ^a   Mix, Polly ^a  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031286345     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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