Self-controlled learning: The importance of protecting perceptions of competence

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Chiviacowsky, Suzete ^a   Wulf, Gabriele ^b   Lewthwaite, Rebecca ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Feedback; Motor learning; Perceived competence; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870903641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00458     Document Type: Article

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