The potency of the potential for experimenter and self-evaluation in motivating vigilance performance

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-289

  Harkins, Stephen G ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034360627     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2204_2     Document Type: Article

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