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Book review: Attention. Harold Pashler (Ed.). Psychology Press, Hove, East Sussex, 1998. No. of pages 407.ISBN 0-86377-813-5. £14.95 (paperback).

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Book ID
101279302
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
67 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
0888-4080

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