Light-hearted negative terminology used in computer education and related skill of noncomputer users

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 199-202

  Lemmon, Colin J ^a   Caltabiano, Nerina J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; TEACHING;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING; TERMINOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0642375518     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.1.199     Document Type: Article

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