On the validity of simulating stagewise development by means of PDP networks: Application of catastrophe analysis and an experimental test of rule-like network performance

Cognitive Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-136

  Raijmakers, Maartje E J ^a   Van Koten, Sylvester ^b   Molenaar, Peter C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0029686090     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0364-0213(99)80004-4     Document Type: Article

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