Stimulus generalization, context change, and forgetting

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-186

  Bouton, Mark E ^b   Nelson, James B ^c   Rosas, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HUMAN; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEMORY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033090876     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.171     Document Type: Article

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