Semantic ambiguity effects in word identification

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-85

  Borowsky, Ron ^a,b   Masson, Michael E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0030547690     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.1.63     Document Type: Article

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