Cognitive style as environmentally sensitive individual differences in cognition: A modern synthesis and applications in education, business, and management

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-33

  Kozhevnikov, Maria ^a,b   Evans, Carol ^c   Kosslyn, Stephen M ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive psychology; Cognitive styles; Environmentally sensitive individual differences; Neuroscience; Taxonomy of cognitive styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905086939     PISSN: 15291006     EISSN: 15396053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1529100614525555     Document Type: Article

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