The Simplicity Principle in Human Concept Learning

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 227-232

  Feldman, Jacob ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categories; Concepts; Exemplars; Learning; Simplicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347527562     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0963-7214.2003.01267.x     Document Type: Review

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