Personality, Cognition, and University Students' Examination Performance

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 435-448

  Phillips, Pru ^a   Abraham, Charles ^a   Bond, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346307295     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.488     Document Type: Article

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