A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality.

Dweck, Carol S.; Leggett, Ellen L.

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ERIC Number: EJ386538

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Social-Cognitive Approach to Motivation and Personality.

Dweck, Carol S.; Leggett, Ellen L.

Psychological Review, v95 n2 p256-73 Apr 1988

A research-based model is presented that accounts for major patterns of adaptive and maladaptive behavior in terms of underlying psychological processes. It is postulated that as individuals' self-attributes are translated into allied goals, these goals generate corresponding behavior patterns. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Goal Orientation, Individual Psychology, Models, Motivation, Personality, Psychological Patterns, Research Methodology, Self Concept, Social Cognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED498581

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