Evidence of blocking with geometric cues in a virtual watermaze

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-34

  Redhead, Edward S ^a   Hamilton, Derek A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocking procedure; Geometric cues; Non geometric cues; Virtual watermaze

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449101167     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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