The iso-effect: Is there specific learning of tower of London iso-problems?

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-249

  Faber, A H ^a   Kuhnpast, N ^a   Surer, F ^a   Hinz, A M ^a   Danek, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive skill learning; Implicit learning; Problem solving; Tower puzzle; Transformation task

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449646514     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780902924308     Document Type: Article

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