Recognizing users of the recognition heuristic

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 394-401

  Hilbig, Benjamin E ^a   Pohl, Rüdiger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fast and frugal heuristics; Knowledge; Noncompensatory strategy; Recognition heuristic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 57049122447     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.55.6.394     Document Type: Article

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