Outcome maximality and additivity training also influence cue competition in causal learning when learning involves many cues and events

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 356-368

  Vandorpe, Stefaan ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^a   Beckers, Tom ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; TEACHING;

EID: 33947179366     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210601002561     Document Type: Article

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