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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
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Effects of Modality Presentation on Working Memory in School-age Children: Evidence for the Pictorial Superiority Hypothesis

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Pages 173-196 | Received 11 Apr 2010, Accepted 12 Sep 2010, Published online: 25 Jan 2011

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