The frequency effect for pseudowords in the lexical decision task

Manuel Perea; Eva Rosa; Consolación Gómez

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The frequency effect for pseudowords in the lexical decision task

Manuel Perea

Eva Rosa Consolación Gómez

Perception & Psychophysics Vol. 67 No. 2 pp. 301-314 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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