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The Strength of the Relation Between Performance-Approach and Performance-Avoidance Goal Orientations: Theoretical, Methodological, and Instructional Implications

Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University
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Michael J. Middleton Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
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Keith D. Ciani School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
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Matthew A. Easter Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia
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Paul A. O'Keefe Department of Psychology, Stanford University
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Akane Zusho Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
Pages 281-301 | Received 24 Mar 2010, Published online: 19 Oct 2012

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