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Are trait self-ratings as valid as multi-item scales? a study of achievement motivation

John J. Ray School of Sociology, University of New South Wales , P.O. Box 1, Kensington, N.S.W., 2033
Pages 44-49 | Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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