Scalar timing in temporal generalization in humans with longer stimulus durations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 502-511

  Wearden, J H ^a   Denovan, L ^a   Fakhri, M ^a   Haworth, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031254020     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.23.4.502     Document Type: Article

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