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Peer reviewedHenk, William A.; Holmes, Betty C. – Reading Psychology, 1988
Examines the possibility that readers' attitudes toward a topic might color their perception and recall of factual information about that topic presented in expository text. Finds no significant differences among readers with opposing attitudes to the topic in either free recall or multiple-choice test performance. (RS)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Higher Education
