Effect of threatening feedback on expected grade, self-efficacy, and motivation

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-77

  Stubblebine, Patrick C ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038552237     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1998.86.1.67     Document Type: Article

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