Cognitive Style and Learning: Performance of Adaptors and Innovators in a Novel Dynamic Task

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 547-563

  Pounds, Julia ^a   Bailey, Larry L ^b  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347240634     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.725     Document Type: Article

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