Temporal uncertainty degrades perceptual processing

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 522-526

  Rolke, Bettina ^a   Hofmann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 34548349255     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194101     Document Type: Article

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