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From Lab-Testing to Web-Testing in Cognitive Research: Who You Test is More Important than how You Test Cover

From Lab-Testing to Web-Testing in Cognitive Research: Who You Test is More Important than how You Test

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|Jan 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.259 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 23, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 28, 2022
Published on: Jan 19, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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