Representation versus Process in Simplicity of Serial Pattern Completion

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-86

  Scharroo, Jackie ^a   Leeuwenberg, Emanuel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0034133409     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cogp.1999.0722     Document Type: Article

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