Active preexposure enhances attention to the landmarks surrounding a Morris swimming pool

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Prados, José ^a   Redhead, Edward S ^b   Pearce, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007799697     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.25.4.451     Document Type: Article

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