Cues of working together fuel intrinsic motivation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-184

  Carr, Priyanka B ^a   Walton, Gregory M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Persistence; Self regulation; Social influence; Working together

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898936654     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.03.015     Document Type: Article

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