Development of the Ability to Distinguish between Comprehension and Memory: Evidence from Goal-State Evaluation Tasks

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 546-562

  Lovett, Suzanne B ^a   Pillow, Bradford H ^b,c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0030511151     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.88.3.546     Document Type: Article

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