Testing lexicographic semiorders as models of decision making: Priority dominance, integration, interaction, and transitivity

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-386

  Birnbaum, Michael H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955925033     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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