Priming impossible figures in the object decision test: The critical importance of perceived stimulus complexity

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 344-351

  Carrasco, Marisa ^a   Seamon, John G ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008365072     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03210758     Document Type: Article

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