Context-outcome associations mediate context-switch effects in a human predictive learning task

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-98

  León, Samuel P ^a   Abad, María J F ^a   Rosas, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Attention; Context switch effect; Human predictive learning; Training level

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649635766     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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