Word frequency and the mixed-list paradox in immediate and delayed serial recall

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 724-729

  Morin, Caroline ^a   Poirier, Marie ^b   Fortin, Claudette ^c   Hulme, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845373350     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193987     Document Type: Article

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