Recall of rapidly presented random chess positions is a function of skill

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-163

  Gobet, Fernand ^a   Simon, Herbert A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000451783     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03212414     Document Type: Article

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