Attribution style in adolescents with Down's syndrome

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-432

  Pepi, Annamaria ^a,b   Alesi, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attribution style; Down's syndrome; Effort; Mental retardation; Motivation; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXTERNAL BIAS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33644870884     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250500268650     Document Type: Article

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