Introductory Psychology Topics and Student Performance: Where's the Challenge?

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-170

  Peck, Andrew C ^a   Ali, Rahan S ^a   Levine, Max E ^b   Matchock, Robert L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748859944     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top3303_2     Document Type: Article

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