Predicting typical and maximum performance with measures of motivation and abilities

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 67-91

  Klehe, Ute Christine ^a   Latham, Gary ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 60849096082     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-48-2-3-67     Document Type: Article

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