The effect of interest on recall: An experiment

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-123

  Weber, Keith ^a   Corrigan, Michael ^a   Fornash, Bennie ^a   Neupauer, Nicholas C ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Butler County Community College   (United States)

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EID: 60649117033     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090309388807     Document Type: Article

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