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Robert White

Cambridge University
Verified email at cam.ac.uk
Cited by 24452

Motivation reconsidered: the concept of competence.

RW White - Psychological review, 1959 - psycnet.apa.org
Theories of motivation built upon primary drives cannot account for playful and exploratory
behavior. The new motivational concept of" competence" is introduced indicating the …

[BOOK][B] Normative theories of the media: Journalism in democratic societies

…, T Glasser, D McQuail, K Nordenstreng, RA White - 2010 - books.google.com
In this book, five leading scholars of media and communication take on the difficult but important
task of explicating the role of journalism in democratic societies. Using Fred S. Siebert, …

Ego and reality in psychoanalytic theory.

RW White - Psychological issues, 1963 - psycnet.apa.org
The concept of ego energies independent of libidinal and aggressive instincts brings about
significant improvements in psychoanalytic ego theory. Following a review of ego psychology…

[BOOK][B] Quantum theory of magnetism

RM White, RM White, B Bayne - 1983 - Springer
Perhaps as many as ten years ago a colleague of mine pointed out to me that the Second
Edition of this book was “out of print”. I mentioned this to my editor, who at that time was …

Magmatism at rift zones: the generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts

R White, D McKenzie - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
When continents rift to form new ocean basins, the rifting is sometimes accompanied by
massive igneous activity. We show that the production of magmatically active rifted margins and …

[BOOK][B] Acoustic wave sensors: theory, design and physico-chemical applications

DS Ballantine Jr, RM White, SJ Martin, AJ Ricco… - 1996 - books.google.com
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, Acoustic
Wave Sensors provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the …

Opinions and personality.

MB Smith, JS Bruner, RW White - 1956 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of the book is to gain new insights into the relations of opinions to personality.
The data are obtained from extensive psychological studies of ten normal, stable men made …

Environmentally persistent alkylphenolic compounds are estrogenic

R White, S Jobling, SA Hoare, JP Sumpter… - …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
We show that a number of alkylphenolic compounds, used in a variety of commercial products
and found in river water, are estrogenic in fish, birds, and mammals. 4-Octylphenol (OP), 4-…

Oceanic crustal thickness from seismic measurements and rare earth element inversions

RS White, D McKenzie… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic refraction results show that the igneous section of oceanic crust averages 7.1±0.8
km thick away from anomalous regions such as fracture zones and hot‐spots, with extremal …

What is critical literacy?

RE White, K Cooper - Democracy and its discontents, 2015 - brill.com
“The world must be made safe for democracy,” represents an interesting view that seems to
suggest that President Wilson felt that the world may not yet have been ready for democracy, …