How organizational signals, need for cognition, and verbal ability affect text recall and recognition

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 317-331

  Kardash, CarolAnne M ^a   Noel, L Kent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Key Words: organizational signals; need for cognition; text processing

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EID: 0012852844     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.1999.1011     Document Type: Article

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