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An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
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Cognitive ability, learning approaches and personality correlates of general knowledge

Adrian Furnham Department of Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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Viren Swami University of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Adriane Arteche Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK
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Tomas Chamorro‐Premuzic Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 427-437 | Received 05 Jul 2007, Accepted 03 Oct 2007, Published online: 20 May 2008

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