Tracking and averaging in variable environments: A transition rule

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 450-460

  Devenport, Lynn ^a   Hill, Tanya ^a   Wilson, Margaret ^a   Ogden, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0000893804     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.23.4.450     Document Type: Article

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