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ERIC Number: EJ505886
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
Underachievers' Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies--Self-Handicapping at School.
Nurmi, Jari-Erik; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v20 n2 p188-200 Apr 1995
Two studies with a total of 153 junior and senior high-school students and vocational students in Finland investigated whether underachievers applied a self-handicapping or learned-helplessness strategy in achievement contexts. Underachievers seemed to apply a self-handicapping strategy rather than a learned-helplessness approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Helplessness, High School Students, High Schools, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Low Achievement, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland; Self Handicapping; Strategy Choice