Race and Cognitive-Ability Test Performance: The Mediating Effects of Test Preparation, Test-Taking Strategy Use and Self-Efficacy

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2607-2629

  Ellis, Aleksander P J ^a,b   Ryan, Ann Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1142289740     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb02783.x     Document Type: Article

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