Differences in Brain Activation Between Novices and Experts in Science During a Task Involving a Common Misconception in Electricity

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-55

  Masson, Steve ^a   Potvin, Patrice ^a   Riopel, Martin ^a   Foisy, Lorie Marlène Brault ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84893133422     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12043     Document Type: Article

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