Achievement Goals, Feedback, and Task Performance

Human Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-154

  Cianci, Anna M ^a   Schaubroeck, John M ^b   McGill, Gary A ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77951682295     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959281003621687     Document Type: Article

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