Some participants may be better than others: Sustained attention and motivation are higher early in semester

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-18

  Nicholls, Michael E R ^a   Loveless, Kellie M ^a   Thomas, Nicole A ^a   Loetscher, Tobias ^a   Churches, Owen ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Methodology; Motivation; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912034732     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2014.925481     Document Type: Article

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