Similarity and categorization of environmental sounds

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 839-855

  Gygi, Brian ^a,c   Kidd, Gary R ^b   Watson, Charles S ^b  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East Bay Institute for Research and Education   (United States)

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EID: 34548414816     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193921     Document Type: Article

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