Examination of relationships among trait-like individual differences, state-like individual differences, and learning performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 835-847

  Chen, Gilad ^b   Whiteman, Jon Andrew ^a   Gully, Stanley M ^c   Kilcullen, Robert N ^c  

^a Human Technology Inc   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0034367572     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.85.6.835     Document Type: Article

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