The elemental-configural distinction: A problem of two dimensions. Commentary on Melchers, Shanks, and Lachnit (2007)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-433

  Glautier, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Configural processing; Elemental processing

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING; DESIGN; HOMINID; MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONFIGURAL PROCESSING; ELEMENTAL PROCESSING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING THEORY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION;

EID: 39449133033     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.09.009     Document Type: Note

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