Using a cognitive architecture for addressing the question of cognitive universals in cross-cultural psychology: The example of awalé

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-648

  Gobet, Fernand ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awal ; Chess; Chunking; Cognitive architecture; Cross cultural psychology; Expertise; Short term memory; Universality of processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349312651     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022109335186     Document Type: Article

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