The Enigma of Organization and Distinctiveness

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 421-445

  Hunt, R Reed ^a   McDaniel, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001148672     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1993.1023     Document Type: Article

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