Effects of goal orientation, error orientation and self-efficacy on performance in an uncertain situation

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 569-586

  Arenas, Alicia ^a   Tabernero, Carmen ^b   Briones, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Error orientation; Goal orientation; Self efficacy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745598191     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.5.569     Document Type: Article

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