Bending the Power Law: A CMPL Theory of Strategy Shifts and the Automatization of Cognitive Skills

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 288-311

  Rickard, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031524523     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.126.3.288     Document Type: Article

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