A Factor-Analytic Study of Spontaneous-Flexibility Measures

1 This study was part of the Spokane Dropout Study financed by the State Department of Public Instruction in Olympia, Washington, and directed by Lloyd B. Urdal, Department of Education, Washington State University.

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