Concept accessibility as the determinant of typicality judgments

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Janczura, Gerson A ^a   Nelson, Douglas L ^a  

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EID: 0039374435     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423622     Document Type: Article

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