Color red in web-based knowledge testing

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1625-1631

  Gnambs, Timo ^a   Appel, Markus ^a   Batinic, Bernad ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Color; Gender; General knowledge; Red; Web based testing

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE ABILITY; COLOR EFFECTS; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; GENDER; GENERAL KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TESTING; RED; STEREOTYPE THREAT; WEB-BASED TESTING;

COMPUTER TESTING;

COLOR;

EID: 77956187036     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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