Exemplars, prototypes, and the flexibility of classification models

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 936-941

  Olsson, Henrik ^a   Wennerholm, Pia ^a   Lyxzèn, Urban ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Work Environment Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3042572470     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.4.936     Document Type: Article

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