Verbal and visual reasoning in relation to patterns of Internet use

Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-392

  Johnson, Genevieve Marie ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Reasoning; Working patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849118436     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240810897790     Document Type: Article

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