Analyzing behavior implied by EWA learning: An emphasis on distinguishing reinforcement from belief learning

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-229

  van der Horst, W ^a,b   van Assen, M A L M ^b   Snijders, C C P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belief learning; EWA learning; Reinforcement learning; Stable strategy combinations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949873664     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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