Transfer of learning in choice reactions: Contributions of specific and general components of manual responses

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Yamaguchi, Motonori ^a   Proctor, Robert W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Response mode; Simon effect; Transfer of learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 57649224291     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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