The cognitive psychology of auditory distraction: The 1997 BPS Broadbent Lecture

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-187

  Jones, Dylan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033469418     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712699161314     Document Type: Article

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