Reinforcement sensitivity theory and major motivational and self-regulatory processes in children

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1980-1990

  Bjørnebekk, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Action control; Behavioral approach; Behavioral inhibition; Children; Motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548829667     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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