Production of negative transfer in a problem-solving task

Psychological Reports

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 861-866

  Eric Landrum, R ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33244485875     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.97.3.861-866     Document Type: Review

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