A comparison of concurrent and retrospective verbal protocol analysis

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 387-404

  Kuusela, Hannu ^a   Paul, Pallab ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034277023     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423365     Document Type: Review

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