Individual differences in causal learning and decision making

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-112

  Osman, Magda ^a   Shanks, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal reasoning; Cognitive processes; Decision making; Learning; Learning and memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY;

EID: 23844437596     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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