Learning subgoals and methods for solving probability problems

Memory & Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 593-603

  Catrambone, Richard ^a   Holyoak, Keith J ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; GOALS; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0025049683     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03197102     Document Type: Article

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