Contrast and assimilation effects of dimensional comparisons in five subjects: An extension of the I/E Model

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1086-1101

  Jansen, Malte ^a   Schroeders, Ulrich ^b   Lüdtke, Oliver ^c,d   Marsh, Herbert W ^e,f  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

^d Centre for International Student Assessment   (Germany)

^e AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; Assimilation effects; Contrast effects; Dimensional comparison theory; I E model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922324330     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000021     Document Type: Article

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