Localizing Sequential Effects in Serial Choice Reaction Time with the Information Reduction Procedure

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 547-568

  Soetens, Eric ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0032373668     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.24.2.547     Document Type: Article

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