Distinguishing Common and Task-Specific Processes in Word Identification: A Matter of Some Moment?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 514-544

  Andrews, Sally ^a,c,d   Heathcote, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0035287707     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.27.2.514     Document Type: Article

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