Search in external and internal spaces: Evidence for generalized cognitive search processes

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 802-808

  Hills, Thomas T ^a,c   Todd, Peter M ^b   Goldstone, Robert L ^a  

^a Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences ^*

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 50249123379     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02160.x     Document Type: Article

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