Prototypes in the mist: The early epochs of category learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1411-1436

  Smith, J David ^a   Minda, John Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0032335077     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.24.6.1411     Document Type: Article

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