The recall of physical activity: Using a cognitive model of the question-answering process

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1282-1291

  Durante, Richard ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; MEMORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORTS; VALIDITY

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COGNITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029859932     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199610000-00012     Document Type: Article

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