An investigation of errorless learning in memory-impaired patients: Improving the technique and clarifying theory

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1230-1240

  Tailby, Rebecca ^a   Haslam, Catherine ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Errorless learning; Memory impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0038062756     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(03)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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