Self-evaluation bias and academic performance: Some ways and some reasons why

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 41-61

  Gramzow, Richard H ^a   Elliot, Andrew J ^b   Asher, Evan ^b   McGregor, Holly A ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Achievement motivation; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038396013     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00535-4     Document Type: Review

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