Age and skill differences in the processing demands of visual inspection

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-239

  Dollinger, Stephanie M C ^a   Hoyer, William J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2842527328     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199606)10:3<225::aid-acp376>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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