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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 95, 1977 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

On the Relationship Between Novelty and Complexity

Pages 317-323 | Received 20 Jan 1977, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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