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Original Articles

An Examination of Students' Adaptation, Aggression, and Apprehension Traits with their Instructional Feedback Orientations

Pages 127-147 | Received 01 Jul 2012, Accepted 29 Oct 2012, Published online: 04 Dec 2012

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