Auditory and visual serial position functions obey different laws

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 564-584

  Wright, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0005848014     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03208835     Document Type: Article

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