Taking into account the strength of an alternative hypothesis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 771-792

  McKenzie, Craig R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032387674     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.24.3.771     Document Type: Article

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