Self-doubt, attributions, and the perceived implicit theories of others

Self and Identity

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-109

  Reich, Darcy A ^a   Arkin, Robert M ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348959919     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860500441965     Document Type: Article

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