Increasing reading speed by using colours: Issues concerning reliability and specificity, and their theoretical and practical implications

Perception

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-120

  Wilkins, Arnold J ^a   Sihra, Nirmal ^a   Myers, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 14844318001     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5045     Document Type: Article

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