Characterizing perceptual learning using regression statistics: Development of a perceptual calibration index

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-267

  Cabe, Patrick A ^a   Wagman, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOPHYSICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SIZE PERCEPTION; STEREOGNOSIS;

EID: 77956074572     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.3.0253     Document Type: Article

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