The new medical college admission test: Implications for teaching psychology

American Psychologist

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 125-135

  Mitchell, Karen ^a   Lewis, Richard S ^b   Satterfield, Jason ^c   Hong, Barry A ^d  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Admissions testing; Introductory psychology; Prehealth education; Standardized tests; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING;

COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 84959127687     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039975     Document Type: Article

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