Implementation intentions and test anxiety: Shielding academic performance from distraction

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-33

  Parks Stamm, Elizabeth J ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a,b   Oettingen, Gabriele ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distraction; Goal shielding; Implementation intentions; Plans; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249156417     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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