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Individual differences in incidental language learning: phonological working memory, learning styles and personality

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Individual differences in incidental language learning: phonological working memory, learning styles and personality. / Grey, Sarah; Williams, John N.; Rebuschat, Patrick.
In: Learning and Individual Differences, Vol. 38, 02.2015, p. 44-53.

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Grey S, Williams JN, Rebuschat P. Individual differences in incidental language learning: phonological working memory, learning styles and personality. Learning and Individual Differences. 2015 Feb;38:44-53. Epub 2015 Feb 3. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.01.019

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Grey, Sarah ; Williams, John N. ; Rebuschat, Patrick. / Individual differences in incidental language learning : phonological working memory, learning styles and personality. In: Learning and Individual Differences. 2015 ; Vol. 38. pp. 44-53.

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