Negative effects of reward on intrinsic motivation - A limited phenomenon: Comment on Deci, Koestner, and Ryan (2001)

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-42

  Cameron, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0035541470     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543071001029     Document Type: Review

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