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- 1984
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- article
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 328-346
- Citations
- 522
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John G. Nicholls
(1984).
Achievement motivation: Conceptions of ability, subjective experience, task choice, and performance..
Psychological Review
, 91
(3)
, 328-346.
https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-295x.91.3.328
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- 10.1037//0033-295x.91.3.328