The strategy-specific nature of improvement: The Power Law Applies by Strategy Within Task

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Delaney, Peter F ^a   Reder, Lynne M ^a   Staszewski, James J ^b   Ritter, Frank E ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0344195099     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00001     Document Type: Article

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