A signal detection analysis of the recognition heuristic

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-391

  Pleskac, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548309467     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194081     Document Type: Review

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