Selection of procedures in mental addition: Reassessing the problem size effect in adults

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 216-230

  LeFevre, Jo Anne ^a   Sadesky, Gregory S ^b   Bisanz, Jeffrey ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030538074     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.1.216     Document Type: Article

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