Cognitive ability, exam-related emotions and exam performance: A field study in a college setting

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 124-133

  Reeve, Charlie L ^a   Bonaccio, Silvia ^b   Winford, Eboni C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achievement related emotions; Cognitive ability; Test anxiety; Test related emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897083892     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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