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Book Title: Listening: An Introduction To The Perception Of Auditory Eve...
Number of Pages: 612 Pages
Publication Name: Listening : an Introduction to the Perception of Auditory events
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: Audiology & Speech Pathology, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publication Year: 1993
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Psychology, Medical
Author: Stephen Handel
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
