Test difficulty and stereotype threat on the GRE general test

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 563-597

  Stricker, Lawrence J ^a   Bejar, Isaac I ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 2642545953     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02561.x     Document Type: Article

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