Testing hypotheses about working memory capacity

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-252

  Gillett, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17244376729     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1996.tb01087.x     Document Type: Article

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