The transfer of abstract principles governing complex adaptive systems

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 414-466

  Goldstone, Robert L ^a   Sakamoto, Yasuaki ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZATION; SEMANTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITION; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0037780076     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0285(02)00519-4     Document Type: Article

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