Beyond dissociation logic: Evidence for controlled and automatic influences in artificial grammar learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-470

  Higham, Philip A ^a,c   Vokey, John R ^b   Pritchard, J Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; LOGIC; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; LOGIC; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034544262     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.129.4.457     Document Type: Article

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