Confirmatory factor analysis of an instrument designed to measure affective and cognitive arousal

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 264-283

  Williams, Thomas O ^a   Eaves, Ronald C ^b   Cox, Cynthia ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036250411     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402062002005     Document Type: Article

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