A capsule history of theory and research on styles

Perspectives on Thinking, Learning, and Cognitive Styles

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-21

  Sternberg, Robert J ^a   Grigorenko, Elena L ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 85071795825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410605986-1     Document Type: Chapter

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