100 years of psychology of concepts: the theoretical notion of concept and its operationalization

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-84

  Machery, Edouard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept learning; Operationalization; Psychology of concepts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY;

BEHAVIORISM; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL;

EID: 33847168541     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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