Implicit personality theories on the modifiability and stability of the action repertoire as a meaningful framework for individual motivation: A cross-cultural study

High Ability Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-163

  Ziegler, Albert ^a   Fidelman, Marina ^a   Reutlinger, Marold ^a   Vialle, Wilma ^b   Stoeger, Heidrun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actiotope Model of Giftedness; Cross cultural study; Gifted students; Implicit personality theories; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449309118     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598139.2010.528924     Document Type: Article

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