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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 47, 1959 - Issue 1
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Anagram Solution Times: A Function of Transition Probabilities

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Pages 117-125 | Received 06 Nov 1958, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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