Motivation by anticipation: Expecting rapid feedback enhances performance

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-547

  Kettle, Keri L ^a   Häubl, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SPEECH; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951224970     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610363541     Document Type: Article

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