Simultaneous activation of the representations of absent cues results in the formation of an excitatory association between them

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Dwyer, D M ^a   Mackintosh, N J ^a   Boakes, R A ^b  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0001753130     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.24.2.163     Document Type: Article

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