Expectancy and feedback as independent factors in task performance.

Robert B. Zajonc; Philip Brickman

doi:10.1037/h0026887

Keywords

Expectancy theoryPsychologySocial psychologyTask (project management)Developmental psychologyCognitive psychology

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University of Michigan US

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Year: 1969
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 148-156
Citations: 66
Access: Closed

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                                    Robert B. Zajonc, 
                                
                                    Philip Brickman
                                
                            (1969). 
                            Expectancy and feedback as independent factors in task performance.. 
                            Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
                            , 11
                            (2)
                            , 148-156.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/h0026887

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DOI: 10.1037/h0026887