Attention during Lectures: Beyond Ten Minutes

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-89

  Wilson, Karen ^a   Korn, James H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547455197     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986280701291291     Document Type: Article

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