Cognitive Constraints on Computer Problem-Solving Skills

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 288-312

  Sohn, Young Woo ^a   Doane, Stephanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0038568396     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.3.4.288     Document Type: Article

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