The interactive effects of goal orientation and feedback specificity on task performance

Human Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-426

  Davis, Walter D ^a   Carson, Charles M ^b   Ammeter, Anthony P ^a   Treadway, Darren C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27744450079     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327043hup1804_7     Document Type: Article

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