The persistence of a misconception about vision after educational interventions

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 622-626

  Gregg, Virginia R ^a   Winer, Gerald A ^a   Cottrell, Jane E ^a   Hedman, Katherine E ^a   Fournier, Jody S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CULTURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISION;

EID: 0035462542     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196199     Document Type: Article

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