Blocking of Goal-Location Learning Based on Shape

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 694-708

  Alexander, Tim ^a   Wilson, Stuart P ^b   Wilson, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attention; blocking; geometry; shape; spatial learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65749092748     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015124     Document Type: Article

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