The equivalence of contingency structure for intuitive covariation judgments about height, weight, and body fat

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 325-335

  McGahan, Joseph R ^a   McDougal, Brandie ^a   Williamson, J David ^a   Pryor, Phillip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034183634     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980009600872     Document Type: Article

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