Attentional selectivity in short-term memory: Similarity of process, not similarity of content, determines disruption

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 322-327

  Macken, William ^b   Tremblay, Sébastien ^b   Alford, David ^b   Jones, Dylan ^b   Macken, Bill ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033267411     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075999399639     Document Type: Article

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