Naive theories of intelligence and the role of processing fluency in perceived comprehension

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 535-557

  Miele, David B ^a   Molden, Daniel C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Metacognition; Metacomprehension; Processing fluency; Theories of intelligence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; READING; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; READING; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955762757     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019745     Document Type: Article

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