On the role of recognition in decision making

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 923-935

  Newell, Ben R ^a,b   Shanks, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; RECOGNITION;

CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 3042584341     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.4.923     Document Type: Article

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