Structural alignment in induction and similarity

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 754-770

  Lassaline, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0030136852     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.3.754     Document Type: Article

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