Optimal static and dynamic training schedules: State models of skill acquisition

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-47

  Fisher, Donald L ^a   Wisher, Robert A ^b   Ranney, Thomas A ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030098593     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmps.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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