Masked repetition priming of words and nonwords: Evidence for a nonlexical basis for priming

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 268-293

  Bodner, Glen E ^a   Masson, Michael E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031211267     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1996.2507     Document Type: Article

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