Perceptual learning in human and nonhuman animals: A search for common ground

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-140

  Hall, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTUAL LEARNING; REINFORCEMENT; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 67649389520     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.37.2.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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