Field-dependence, cognitive ability, and academic achievement in Anglo American and Mexican American students

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 561-575

  Kush, Joseph C ^a  

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EID: 0030305263     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022196275005     Document Type: Article

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