Processing capacity defined by relational complexity: implications for comparative, developmental, and cognitive psychology.

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• Publication year

  1998

• Venue

  Behavioral and Brain Sciences

• Publication date

  1998-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1017/S0140525X98001769PMID 10191879
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