Metacognition in humans and animals

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-15

  Kornell, Nate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Consciousness; Learning; Metacognition; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849088819     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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