Bloch's law predictions from diffusion process models of detection

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-147

  Smith, Philip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0032286919     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049539808258790     Document Type: Article

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