When more observations are better than less: A connectionist account of the acquisition of causal strength

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-175

  Van Overwalle, Frank ^a   Van Rooy, Dirk ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035263744     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.29     Document Type: Article

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