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An Assessment Of Obese And Non Obese Girls’ Metabolic Rate During Television Viewing, Reading, And Resting., Theodore V. Cooper, L. M. Klesges, M. W. Debon, R. C. Klesges, M. L. Shelton
An Assessment Of Obese And Non Obese Girls’ Metabolic Rate During Television Viewing, Reading, And Resting., Theodore V. Cooper, L. M. Klesges, M. W. Debon, R. C. Klesges, M. L. Shelton
Theodore V. Cooper
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General And Smoking Cessation Related Weight Concerns In Veterans., Theodore V. Cooper, M. Dundon, B. M. Hoffman, C. J. Stoever
General And Smoking Cessation Related Weight Concerns In Veterans., Theodore V. Cooper, M. Dundon, B. M. Hoffman, C. J. Stoever
Theodore V. Cooper
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Implicit Theories Of Weight Management: A Social Cognitive Approach To Motivation, Jeni L. Burnette
Implicit Theories Of Weight Management: A Social Cognitive Approach To Motivation, Jeni L. Burnette
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Just as scientists develop general conceptual explanations of the phenomena they investigate, individuals also develop intuitive theories about such human characteristics as intelligence, personality, and athletic ability. These theories, unlike scientist's theories, are not explicitly articulated or documented, and so they are termed implicit theories. Implicit theories, in achievement motivation, distinguish between the belief that human attributes are fixed (entity theory) or malleable (incremental theory) and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for motivation, goal-orientations, and regulatory strategies in an array of domains. This dissertation extended implicit theories research to the domain of body-weight management. Drawing from an elaborate …