Individual differences in memory-monitoring accuracy

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 365-376

  Thompson, W Burt ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347504507     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-6080(99)80009-0     Document Type: Article

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