Extra Credit as Incentive for Voluntary Research Participation

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-153

  Padilla Walker, Laura M ^a   Thompson, Ross A ^b   Zamboanga, Byron L ^c   Schmersal, Larissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 24944545183     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top3203_2     Document Type: Article

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