An Empirical Investigation of the Effectiveness of Using Assigned, Easy Goals to Strengthen Self-efficacy Perceptions and Personal Goals in Complex Task Performance
The perception of self-efficacy is a central cognitive construct in explaining motivation. Assigned goals are established in the literature as affecting self-efficacy, but only a few researchers investigated their effects in complex tasks. One stream of research revealed the positive effects of easy...
Main Author: | Endres, Megan L. (Megan Lee) |
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Other Authors: | Taylor, Lewis Arthur, 1947- |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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University of North Texas
1998
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Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278537/ |
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