Ability-performance relations during skill acquisition

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Langan Fox, Janice ^a   Waycott, Jennifer ^b   Galna, Colleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031260745     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069708257374     Document Type: Article

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