Generalization decrements: Further support for flexibility in stimulus processing

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-373

  Thorwart, Anna ^a   Lachnit, Harald ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751519010     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.38.4.367     Document Type: Article

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