Individual differences and beliefs concerning preference for university assessment methods

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1968-1994

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30744470613     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02205.x     Document Type: Article

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