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PsychologyGoal theorySocial cognitive theoryCLARITYAttributionSelf-determination theorySense of agencySocial psychologySocial cognitionCognitive evaluation theoryPerspective (graphical)CognitionAutonomy
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Dale H. Schunk,
Maria K. DiBenedetto
(2019).
Motivation and social cognitive theory.
Contemporary Educational Psychology
, 60
, 101832-101832.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101832
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- 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101832