The effects of concurrent task interference on category learning: Evidence for multiple category learning systems

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 168-176

  Waldron, Elliott M ^a   Ashby, F Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035290013     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196154     Document Type: Article

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