Not all imagery is created equal: The role of imagery in the comprehension of main ideas in exposition

Reading Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-60

  McCallum, Richard D ^a   Moore, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85011201050     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027027199278493     Document Type: Article

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