Implications of self-deception for self-reported intrinsic and extrinsic motivational dispositions and actual learning performance: A higher order structural model

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 154-173

  Hirschfeld, Robert R ^a   Thomas, Christopher H ^b   McNatt, D Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego enhancement; Goal orientation; Motivational orientation; Self enhancement; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649015611     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164406299129     Document Type: Article

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