Processing speed and mental retardation: Deadline procedures indicate fixed and adjustable limitations
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Input capability and speed of processing in mental retardation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Memory & Cognition
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0090-502X,1532-5946
DOI: 10.3758/bf03198477