Generalizing solution procedures learned from examples

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1020-1031

  Catrambone, Richard ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030499508     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.4.1020     Document Type: Article

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