Rewards, task difficulty, and intrinsic motivation: A test of learned industriousness theory

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-320

  Cameron, Judy ^a,b   Pierce, W David ^a,b,c   So, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Department of Educational Psychology ^*

^c Centre for Experimental Sociology   (Canada)

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EID: 11144264573     PISSN: 00024805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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