The availability and effectiveness of reported mediators in associative learning: A historical review and an experimental investigation

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 597-614

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000551688     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03208837     Document Type: Article

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