Generalization of causal efficacy judgments after evaluative learning

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-348

  Dack, Charlotte ^a   McHugh, Louise ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PROBABILITY; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CAUSALITY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 70450202540     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.37.4.336     Document Type: Article

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