Human nonverbal counting estimated by response production and verbal report

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 683-690

  Boisvert, Michael J ^a   Abroms, Benjamin D ^a   Roberts, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0346271911     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196532     Document Type: Article

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