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- 15
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- 1
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- 130-145
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- 142
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Edward L. Deci
(1976).
Notes on the theory and metatheory of intrinsic motivation.
Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
, 15
(1)
, 130-145.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-5073(76)90033-7
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- 10.1016/0030-5073(76)90033-7