Everyday Statistical Reasoning during Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Motivational, General Ability, and Developmental Influences

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2873-2891

  Klaczynski, Paul A ^a   Gordon, David H ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0030334823     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01893.x     Document Type: Article

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