Attentuating Interference During Comprehension: The Role of Suppression

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 37, Issue C, 1997, Pages 85-104

  Gernsbacher, Morton Ann ^a  

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EID: 0040917061     PISSN: 00797421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-7421(08)60500-9     Document Type: Chapter

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