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Perceived Control, Motivation, & Coping.
At every point in the lifespan, individual differences in a sense of control are strong predictors of motivation, coping and success and failure in a wide range of domains. What are the origins of these individual differences, how do they develop and what are the mechanisms by which they exert such...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
1995.
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| Colección: | Sage series on individual differences and development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | At every point in the lifespan, individual differences in a sense of control are strong predictors of motivation, coping and success and failure in a wide range of domains. What are the origins of these individual differences, how do they develop and what are the mechanisms by which they exert such an influence on psychological functioning? To answer these questions, this book draws on theories and research covering key control constructs, including self-efficacy, learned helplessness, locus of control and attribution theory. Skinner also considers such issues as: the origins of control. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781452246741 1452246742 1483327191 9781483327198 |