The frequency effect for pseudowords in the lexical decision task

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-314

  Perea, Manuel ^a   Rosa, Eva ^b   Gómez, Consolación ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALENCIA SAN VICENTE MÁRTIR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 21244501002     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03206493     Document Type: Review

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