NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ211690
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Misconceptions of Psychology and Performance in the Introductory Course.
Gutman, Arthur
Teaching of Psychology, v6 n3 p159-61 Oct 1979
Describes a study examining the correlation between student misbeliefs and academic performance in an undergraduate introductory psychology course. Findings suggest that misbelief can predict course performance and that the course has a differential effect on misbeliefs of achievers v nonachievers. (CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Higher Education, Psychological Studies, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A