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Eye tracking infants: investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory

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Eye tracking infants: investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory. / Taylor, Gemma; Herbert, Jane S.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 54, No. 1, 02.2013, p. 14-19.

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Taylor, G & Herbert, JS 2013, 'Eye tracking infants: investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory', Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12002

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Taylor, G., & Herbert, J. S. (2013). Eye tracking infants: investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12002

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Taylor G, Herbert JS. Eye tracking infants: investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 2013 Feb;54(1):14-19. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12002

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Taylor, Gemma ; Herbert, Jane S. / Eye tracking infants : investigating the role of attention during learning on recognition memory. In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 2013 ; Vol. 54, No. 1. pp. 14-19.

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