Journal Article10.1037/0022-3514.36.11.1291
Motivating and reinforcing functions of competitive behavior.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The article was published on 01 Nov 1978. The article focuses on the topics: Reinforcement.
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