Blocking and Overshadowing in Human Geometry Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-126

  Prados, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blocking; Geometry; Overshadowing; Salience; Spatial orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951571577     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020715     Document Type: Article

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