Factors moderating blocking in human place learning: The role of task instructions

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-59

  Hardt, Oliver ^a   Hupbach, Almut ^b   Nadel, Lynn ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECOGNITION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349194473     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.37.1.42     Document Type: Article

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