Effects of person versus process praise on student motivation: Stability and change in emerging adulthood

Educational Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 595-609

  Haimovitz, Kyla ^a   Corpus, Jennifer Henderlong ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; College students; Emerging adulthood; Motivation; Praise

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960330780     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2011.585950     Document Type: Article

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