Contributions of Procedure and Stimulus Learning to Early, Rapid Perceptual Improvements

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Ortiz, Jeanette A ^a   Wright, Beverly A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory; human; interaural time difference; perceptual learning; procedural learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349105216     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013161     Document Type: Article

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