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The importance of item distinctiveness on performance using a menu selection system

JEFFREY P. SCHWARTZ Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A.
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KENT L. NORMAN Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A.View further author information
Pages 173-182 | Published online: 24 Oct 2007

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