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Expectation and Entropy in Spoken Word Recognition: Effects of Age and Hearing Acuity

Amanda Lash Department of Psychology and Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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Chad S. Rogers Department of Psychology and Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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Amy Zoller Department of Psychology and Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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Arthur Wingfield Department of Psychology and Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 235-253 | Received 02 Feb 2012, Accepted 03 Jun 2012, Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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