Affective Cues and Processing Strategy: Color-Coded Examination Forms Influence Performance

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-132

  Sinclair, Robert C ^a   Soldat, Alexander S ^a   Mark, Melvin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032378752     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2502_14     Document Type: Article

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