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PsychologyLearned helplessnessDevelopmental psychologyChild developmentChildhood developmentSocial psychologyCognitive psychology
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- article
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1719-1719
- Citations
- 120
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Karen Klein Burhans,
Carol S. Dweck
(1995).
Helplessness in Early Childhood: The Role of Contingent Worth.
Child Development
, 66
(6)
, 1719-1719.
https://doi.org/10.2307/1131906
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- 10.2307/1131906