Interlesson Spacing and Task-Related Processing During Complex Skill Acquisition

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-437

  Shebilske, Wayne L ^a   Goettl, Barry P ^b   Corrington, Kip ^c   Day, Eric Anthony ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0039773925     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.5.4.413     Document Type: Article

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