Acquiring generic knowledge

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 66-72

  Prasada, Sandeep ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

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CONCEPT FORMATION; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033962679     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01429-1     Document Type: Review

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