Temperamental task orientation: Relation to high school and college educational accomplishments

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-230

  Oliver, Pamella H ^a   Guerin, Diana Wright ^a   Gottfried, Allen W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational attainment level; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548051095     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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