Accommodating surprise in taxonomic tasks: The role of expertise

Cognitive Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-91

  Alberdi, Eugenio ^a   Sleeman, Derek H ^a   Korpi, Meg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

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EID: 0008781002     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2401_2     Document Type: Article

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