Halpern critical thinking assessment predicts real-world outcomes of critical thinking

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 721-729

  Butler, Heather A ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRITICAL THINKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HALPERN CRITICAL THINKING ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84866445456     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2851     Document Type: Article

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