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Presentation modality, distractor modality, and proactive interference in short-term memory.

R H Hopkins·R E Edwards·C L Cook
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R H Hopkins, R E Edwards, C L Cook. 1973. Presentation modality, distractor modality, and proactive interference in short-term memory.. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0034379

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