Faking the desire to learn: A clarification of the link between mastery goals and academic achievement

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 939-943

  Dompnier, Benoît ^b   Darnon, Céline ^c   Butera, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249162301     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02384.x     Document Type: Article

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