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The Pedagogical Seminary and Journal of Genetic Psychology Volume 46, 1935 - Issue 1
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The Rôle of Motivation in Learning: A Study of the Phenomenon of Differential Motivational Control of the Utilization of Habits

Robert Leeper Psychological Laboratory of the University of Chicago, USA; Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, USA
Pages 3-40 | Published online: 31 Aug 2012

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