The Motivational Complexity of Choosing: A Review of Theory and Research

The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Patall, Erika A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decision making; Motivation; Perceived choice; Provision of choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905049898     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399820.013.0015     Document Type: Chapter

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