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The effects of norms and self-reward on goal setting and subsequent behavior

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 06268, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

    Irving Kirsch, Anthony J. Saccone & Anne R. Vickery

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This research was supported by a grant from the University of Connecticut Research Foundation. Thanks are also due to Kim DeMatteo for her assistance in data collection.

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Kirsch, I., Saccone, A.J. & Vickery, A.R. The effects of norms and self-reward on goal setting and subsequent behavior. Cogn Ther Res 5, 217–219 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172530

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