The effects of instant messaging and task difficulty on reading comprehension

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-298

  Fante, Rhiannon ^a   Jacobi, Lora L ^b   Sexton, Vicki D ^b  

^a St Clair County Community College   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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