The enhancement effect in letter detection: Further evidence for the structural model of reading

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1184-1195

  Koriat, Asher ^a   Greenberg, Seth N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Union College

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030505930     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.5.1184     Document Type: Article

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