Individual differences in current events knowledge: Contributions of ability, personality, and interests

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-316

  Hambrick, David Z ^a   Meinz, Elizabeth J ^b   Oswald, Frederick L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; POLITICS; SPORT;

EID: 34250902340     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193451     Document Type: Article

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