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Decay theory of immediate memory: From Brown (1958) to today (2014)

Timothy J. RickerDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Evie VergauweDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Nelson CowanDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
Pages 1969-1995 | Received 30 Sep 2013, Accepted 29 Dec 2013, Published online: 22 May 2014

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