The Simon Effect Asymmetry for Left- and Right-Dominant Persons
By: Robert W. Proctor, Qi Zhong and Jing Chen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.265 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 18, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 17, 2023
Published on: Mar 3, 2023
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