Absolute versus relative difference measures of priming: Which is appropriate when baseline scores change with age?

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 293-304

  Murphy, Kristina ^a   McKone, Elinor ^a   Slee, Judith ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33744955109     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X35732     Document Type: Article

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