Active/exploratory training promotes transfer even in learners with low motivation and cognitive ability

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-123

  Keith, Nina ^a   Richter, Tobias ^b   Naumann, Johannes ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 72949117439     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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