The effect of single versus repeated previous strategy use on individuals' subsequent strategy choice

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-326

  Schillemans, Viki ^a   Luwel, Koen ^a,b   Ceulemans, Eva ^a   Onghena, Patrick ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84871380245     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-52-4-307     Document Type: Article

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