Learning outside the laboratory: Ability and non-ability influences on acquiring political knowledge

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-45

  Hambrick, David Z ^a   Meinz, Elizabeth J ^b   Pink, Jeffrey E ^c   Pettibone, Jonathan C ^b   Oswald, Frederick L ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Interests; Knowledge; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249099357     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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