Stimulus Enhancement: Controls for Social Facilitation and Local Enhancement

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-98

  Heyes, C M ^a   Ray, E D ^a   Mitchell, C J ^a   Nokes, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002275794     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lmot.1999.1041     Document Type: Article

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