An examination of the short form of the need for cognition scale applied in an Australian sample

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 471-480

  Forsterlee, Robert ^a   Ho, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0033239489     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131649921969983     Document Type: Article

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