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With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones.

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With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones. / Cowan, Nelson; Hismjatullina, Anna; AuBuchon, Angela M. et al.
In: Developmental Psychology, Vol. 46, No. 5, 09.2010, p. 1119-1131.

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Cowan, N, Hismjatullina, A, AuBuchon, AM, Saults, JS, Horton, N, Leadbitter, K & Towse, JN 2010, 'With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones.', Developmental Psychology, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 1119-1131. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020618

APA

Cowan, N., Hismjatullina, A., AuBuchon, A. M., Saults, J. S., Horton, N., Leadbitter, K., & Towse, J. N. (2010). With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 1119-1131. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020618

Vancouver

Cowan N, Hismjatullina A, AuBuchon AM, Saults JS, Horton N, Leadbitter K et al. With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones. Developmental Psychology. 2010 Sept;46(5):1119-1131. doi: 10.1037/a0020618

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Cowan, Nelson ; Hismjatullina, Anna ; AuBuchon, Angela M. et al. / With development, list recall includes more chunks, not just larger ones. In: Developmental Psychology. 2010 ; Vol. 46, No. 5. pp. 1119-1131.

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