Motivation and performance: Two consequences of winning and losing in competition

Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.

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The Psychology of Self-Determination.

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The cognition–emotion process in achievement-related contexts.

Bernard Weiner, Daniel W. Russell, David Lerman · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1979 · 536 citations

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