Syllabic Effects in Word Processing: Evidence from the Structural Induction Paradigm

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1596-1611

  Pitt, Mark A ^a   Smith, Katherine L ^a   Klein, James M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0032239115     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.24.6.1596     Document Type: Article

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