Surprise in the context of achievement: The role of outcome valence and importance

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-193

  Gendolla, Guido H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 0031477594     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024486617134     Document Type: Article

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