On Learning To Become a Successful Loser: A Comparison of Alternative Abstractions of Learning Processes in the Loss Domain

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 266-286

  Bereby Meyer, Yoella ^a   Erev, Ido ^a  

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EID: 0009143678     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmps.1998.1214     Document Type: Article

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