More is not always better: Paradoxical effects of repetition on semantic accessibility

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 964-972

  Kuhl, Brice A ^a   Anderson, Michael C ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053096440     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-011-0110-0     Document Type: Article

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