Attributions to failure: The effects of effort, ability, and learning strategy use on perceptions of future goals and emotional responses

Reading Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-173

  Holschuh, Jodi Patrick ^a   Nist, Sherrie L ^a   Olejnik, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 85011186983     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027027101753170601     Document Type: Article

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