Associative learning and elemental representation: II. Generalization and discrimination

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-200

  McLaren, I P L ^a   Mackintosh, N J ^a  

^a Dept of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036695438     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03192828     Document Type: Article

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