Speed-accuracy tradeoff and information processing dynamics

Wayne A. Wickelgren

doi:10.1016/0001-6918(77)90012-9

journal article Feb 01, 1977

Speed-accuracy tradeoff and information processing dynamics

Wayne A. Wickelgren

Acta Psychologica Vol. 41 No. 1 pp. 67-85 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Feb 01, 1977
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Wayne A. Wickelgren (1977). Speed-accuracy tradeoff and information processing dynamics. Acta Psychologica, 41(1), 67-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-6918(77)90012-9

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