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Volume 119, 1985 - Issue 6
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The Prediction of Achievement Motivation Using Performance and Attributional Variables

Michael J. Wagner Legal and Research Services, Tucson Unified School District
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Stephen Powers Legal and Research Services, Tucson Unified School District
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Pi Irwin Legal and Research Services, Tucson Unified School District
Pages 595-598 | Published online: 04 Nov 2012

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