Exploring the Influence of Basic Cognitive Skills on the Relation Between Math Performance and Math Anxiety

What causes math anxiety? According to a cognitive deficits view, early weaknesses in basic number and spatial skills lead to poor performance and hence negative affect. A strong version of this view suggests that the relation between math anxiety and math performance among adults will be explained...

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Main Authors: Heather P. Douglas, Jo-Anne LeFevre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Numerical Cognition
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Online Access:http://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/113