Summation in causal learning: Elemental processing or configural generalization?

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1524-1534

  Collins, Darrell J ^a   Shanks, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746828728     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600639389     Document Type: Article

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