Straight talk about linear separability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 659-680

  Smith, J David ^a,c   Murray Jr , Morgan J ^b   Minda, John Paul ^c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0031498663     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.23.3.659     Document Type: Article

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