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The Journal of Psychology
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Volume 113, 1983 - Issue 2
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The Effects of Trait Anxiety and Test Difficulty on Undergraduates' State Anxiety

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Pages 289-293 | Received 02 Feb 1983, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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