Wayne Wickelgren
(4 June 1938 - 2 November 2005)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Psychology, 1962
- Harvard University, A.B., Social Relations, Summa cum laude, 1960
Honors and Awards
- Elected to membership, Society of Experimental Psychologists, 1984
- Elected to Fellow in the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, 1980
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1961-1962
- University Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1961
- Honorary Harvard National Scholarship, 1956-1960
- National Merit Scholarship, 1956-1960
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1960
Professional Societies
- International Neural Network Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Psychonomic Society
- Cognitive Science Society
- Society for Mathematical Psychology
Positions
- Adjunct Research Scientist, Columbia University, 1987-2005
- Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, 1969-1987
- Assistant Professor to Professor of Psychology, M.I.T., 1962-1969
Books
- Math Coach: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math
Wickelgren, W. A., & Wickelgren, I. J. (2001)
Berkeley books. Penguin-Putnam.
- How to Solve Mathematical Problems
W.A. Wickelgren (1995)
New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
(slightly corrected republication of book published by Freeman)
- Cognitive Psychology
W.A. Wickelgren (1979)
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
- Learning and Memory
W. A. Wickelgren (1977)
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
- How to Solve Problems:
Elements of a Theory of Problems and Problem Solving
W. A. Wickelgren (1974)
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman.
Articles
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Webs, Cell Assemblies, and Chunking in Neural Nets - Introduction
{PDF 2.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1999)
Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology,
53, 1, 118-131.
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Idea roles and families, cortical computing units, and the syntax of
purposive cognition
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Wickelgren, W. A. (1997)
In W. A. Wickelgren (Ed.)
Cognition and Neuroscience 1997.
New York: Wicweb Press, 1-33.
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Webs, cell assemblies, and chunking in neural nets
{PDF 5.6MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1992)
Concepts in Neuroscience,
3, 1-53.
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Chunking, familiarity, and serial order in counting
{PDF 3.1MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1992)
In S. T. Boysen & E. J. Capaldi (Eds.)
The Development of Numerical Competence: Animal and Human Models.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 245-268.
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Idea Families, Cortical Computing Units, and Purposive Cognition
{PDF 3.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1988)
XXIV International Congress of Psychology.
Sydney, Australia. Sept. 1, 1988.
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Site fragility theory of chunking and consolidation in a
distributed associative memory
{PDF 3.1MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1987)
In N. W. Milgram, C. M. MacLeod, & T. L. Petit (Eds.)
Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory.
New York: Alan R. Liss, 301-25.
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How to invent ideas: a review of Creativity as an exact Science
by Altshuller
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1985)
Contemporary Psychology,
30, 389-90.
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Information processing
{HTML @ McGraw-Hill}
{local PDF of that HTML, 0.1MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1981)
In McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 5th edition.
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Context-sensitive feature coding in speech
{PDF 0.2MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1981)
In T. Myers, J. Laver, & J. Anderson (Eds.)
The Cognitive Representation of Speech.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland.
Page 140.
(This is Wayne's part of a 3-person discussion at the end of
Seminar 5: Representation and context sensitivity.)
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Human learning and memory
{PDF 2.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1981)
Annual Review of Psychology,
32, 21-52.
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Priming and retrieval from short-term memory:
a speed-accuracy tradeoff analysis
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., Corbett, A. T., & Dosher, B. A. (1980)
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior,
19, 387-404.
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A thinker's introduction to experimental design:
a review of Workshops in Cognitive Processes
by Bennet, Hausfeld, Reeve, & Smith
{0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1979)
Contemporary Psychology,
24, 800-801.
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Chunking and consolidation:
A theoretical synthesis of semantic networks, configuring in
conditioning, S-R versus cognitive learning, normal forgetting,
the amnesic syndrome, and the hippocampal arousal system
{PDF 2.3MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1979)
Psychological Review,
86, 44-60.
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I liked the postcard you sent Abe and I:
Context-sensitive coding of syntax and other procedural knowledge
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1979)
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society,
13, 61-63.
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Semantic memory retrieval:
Analysis by speed accuracy tradeoff functions
{PDF 2.0MB}
Corbett, A. T., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1978)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology,
30, 1-15.
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Wickelgren's neglect
{PDF 0.1MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1978)
Acta Psychologica,
42, 81-82.
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Concept neurons: A proposed developmental study
{PDF 0.7MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1977)
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society,
10, 232-234.
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Inspiration and perspiration: Genius at work on cognition
(Review of J. R. Anderson's Language and Thought)
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1977)
Contemporary Psychology,
22, 484-486.
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Associative interference and retrieval dynamics in yes-no recall
and recognition
{PDF 2.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Corbett, A. T. (1977)
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory,
3, 189-202.
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Speed-accuracy tradeoff and information processing dynamics
{PDF 2.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1977)
Acta Psychologica,
41, 67-85.
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Network strength theory of storage and retrieval dynamics
{PDF 2.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1976)
Psychological Review,
83, 466-478.
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Subproblems of semantic memory:
A review of "Human Associative Memory" by J. R. Anderson and G. H. Bower
{PDF 2.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1976)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
13, 243-268.
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Memory storage dynamics
{PDF 4.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1976)
In W.K. Estes (Ed.),
Handbook of Learning and Cognitive Processes, Vol. 4.
Potomac, Maryland: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 321-361.
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Phonetic coding and serial order
{PDF 5.7MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1976)
In E.C. Carterette and M.P. Friedman (Ed.),
Handbook of Perception: Language and Speech, Vol. 7.
New York: Academic Press, 227-264.
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Relations, operators, predicates, and the syntax of (verbal)
propositional and (spatial) operational memory
{PDF 0.9MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1975)
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society,
6, 161-164.
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Alcoholic intoxication and memory storage dynamics
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1975)
Memory & Cognition,
3, 385-389.
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Age and storage dynamics in continuous recognition memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1975)
Developmental Psychology,
11, 165-169.
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More on the long and short of memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1975)
In D. Deutsch and J.A. Deutsch (Ed.),
Short-Term Memory.
New York: Academic Press, 65-72.
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Dynamics of retrieval
{PDF 3.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1975)
In D. Deutsch and J.A. Deutsch (Ed.),
Short-Term Memory.
New York: Academic Press, 233-255.
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Single-trace fragility theory of memory dynamics
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1974)
Memory & Cognition,
2, 775-780.
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Retention functions for syntactic and lexical versus semantic
information in sentence recognition memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Begg, I., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1974)
Memory & Cognition,
2, 353-359.
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Strength-resistance theory of the dynamics of memory storage
{PDF 4.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1974)
In D.H. Krantz, R.C. Atkinson, R.D. Luce, and P. Suppes (Ed.),
Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology.
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 209-242.
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Memory
{PDF 6.8MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1974)
In J. A. Swets (Ed.),
Psychology of Handicapped Children.
U.S. Government Printing Office, 73-108.
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The long and the short of memory
{PDF 2.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1973)
Psychological Bulletin,
80, 425-438.
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Context-sensitive coding and serial vs. parallel processing in speech
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1972)
In J.H. Gilbert (Ed.),
Speech and Cortical Functioning.
New York: Academic Press, 237-262.
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Trace resistance and the decay of long-term memory
{PDF 2.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1972)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
9, 418-455.
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Coding, retrieval, and dynamics of multitrace associative memory
{PDF 3.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1972)
In L.W. Gregg (Ed.),
Cognition in Learning and Memory.
New York: Wiley, 19-50.
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Invariance of forgetting rate with number of repetitions in verbal
short-term recognition memory
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Norman, D. A. (1971)
Psychonomic Science,
22, 363-364.
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Dual trace theory and the consolidation of long-term memory
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Berian, K. M. (1971)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
8, 404-417.
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Visual very-short-term memory is nonassociative
{PDF 0.8MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Whitman, P. T. (1970)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
84, 277-281.
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Time, interference, and rate of presentation in short-term recognition
memory for items
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1970)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
7, 219-235.
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Multitrace strength theory
{PDF 7.3 MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1970)
In D.A. Norman (Ed.),
Models of Human Memory.
New York: Academic Press, 65-102.
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Context-sensitive coding in speech recognition, articulation,
and development
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
In K.N. Leibovic (Ed.),
Information Processing in the Nervous System.
New York: Springer-Verlag, 85-95.
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Strength theory of decision rules and latency in retrieval from
short-term memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Norman, D. A., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
6, 192-208.
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Learned specification of concept neurons
{PDF 2.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics,
31, 123-142.
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Auditory or articulatory coding in verbal short-term memory
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
Psychological Review,
76, 232-235.
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Associative strength theory of recognition memory for pitch
{PDF 3MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
6, 13-61.
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Context-sensitive coding, associative memory, and serial order in
(speech) behavior
{PDF 2.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1969)
Psychological Review,
76, 1-15.
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Sparing of short-term memory in an amnesic patient:
implications for strength theory of memory
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1968)
Neuropsychologia,
6, 235-244.
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Testing two-state theories with operating characteristics and a
posteriori probabilities
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1968)
Psychological Bulletin,
69, 126-131.
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Unidimensional strength theory and component analysis of noise in
absolute and comparative judgments
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1968)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
5, 102-122.
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A test of Luce's two-state decision rule
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1967)
Psychonomic Science,
9, 91-92.
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Strength theories of disjunctive visual detection
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1967)
Perception and Psychophysics,
2, 331-337.
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Rehearsal grouping and hierarchical organization of serial position
cues in short-term memory
{PDF 1.2MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1967)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology,
19, 97-102.
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Exponential decay and independence from irrelevant associations in
short-term recognition memory for serial order
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1967)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
73, 165-171.
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Associative intrusions in short-term recall
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
72, 853-858.
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Numerical relations, similarity, and short-term recognition memory
for pairs of digits
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
British Journal of Psychology,
57, 263-274.
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Strength models and serial position in short-term recognition memory
{PDF 1.6MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Norman, D. A. (1966)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
3, 316-347.
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Consolidation and retroactive interference in short-term recognition
memory for pitch
{PDF 3.3MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
18, 250-259.
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Short-term recognition memory for single letters and phonemic
similarity of retroactive interference
{PDF 1.4MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology,
18, 55-62.
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Phonemic similarity and interference in short-term memory for
single letters
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
71, 396-404.
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Distinctive features and errors in short-term memory for
English consonants
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1966)
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America,
39, 388-398.
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Short-term memory for phonemically similar lists
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
American Journal of Psychology,
78, 567-574.
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Short-term recognition memory for single digits and pairs of digits
{PDF 1.5MB}
Norman, D. A., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
70, 479-489.
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Distinctive features and errors in short-term memory for English vowels
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America,
38, 583-588.
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Similarity and intrusions in short-term memory for
consonant-vowel digrams
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology,
17, 241-246.
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Acoustic similarity and intrusion errors in short-term memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
70, 102-108.
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Short-term memory for normal and whispered letters
{PDF 0.2MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Nature,
206, 851-852.
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Decisions based on conflicting and inaccurate observations
{PDF 0.5 MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Becker, G. M. (1965)
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
2, 180-189.
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Acoustic similarity and retroactive interference in short-term memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior,
4, 53-61.
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Short-term memory for repeated and non-repeated items
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1965)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology,
17, 14-25.
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Size of rehearsal group and short-term memory
{PDF 1.0MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1964)
Journal of Experimental Psychology,
68, 413-419.
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Effects of different terminal sounds on short-term memory for
initial consonant sounds
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1964)
Nature,
203, 1199-1200.
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Cues that elicit analytic-deductive methods in concept attainment
{PDF 1.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1964)
British Journal of Psychology,
55, 143-154.
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Number of items presented and recalled as determinants of
short-term recall
{PDF 0.5MB}
Selzer, L. K., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1963)
Nature,
200, 1239-1241.
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An artificial language and memory approach to concept attainment
{PDF 1.8MB}
Wickelgren, W. A., & Cohen, D. A. (1962)
Psychological Reports,
10, 815-827.
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A simulation program for concept attainment by conservative focusing
{PDF 0.5MB}
Wickelgren, W. A. (1962)
Behavioral Science,
7, 245-247.
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A regression analysis of problem solving in a binary choice task
{PDF 1.0MB}
Cohen, D. H., & Wickelgren, W. A. (1961)
Psychological Reports,
8, 317-324.
Last Updated: 1/22/2007 by
Norma Graham
and
Sabina Wolfson.