Accessing global causes during reading

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1208-1218

  Rizzella, Michelle L ^a,b   O'Brien, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

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EID: 0030509666     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.5.1208     Document Type: Article

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