Modes of executive control in sequence learning: From stimulus-based to plan-based control

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-63

  Tubau, Elisabet ^a   Hommel, Bernhard ^b   López Moliner, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Event coding theory; Executive control; Implicit and explicit knowledge; Individual differences; Sequential learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COGNITION; CUES; HUMANS; INTENTION; LEARNING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847668719     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.136.1.43     Document Type: Article

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