The serial-parallel dilemma: A case study in a linkage of theory and method

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 391-418

  Townsend, James T ^a   Wenger, Michael J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544239628     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196588     Document Type: Article

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