Effects of category diversity on learning, memory, and generalization

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 289-302

  Hahn, Ulrike ^a,b   Bailey, Todd M ^a   Elvin, Lucy B C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 23044443623     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195318     Document Type: Article

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