The Effectiveness of Trial-and-Error and Errorless Learning in Promoting the Transfer of Training

European Journal of Behavior Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-36

  Jones, Robert S P ^a   Clare, Linda ^a   MacPartlin, Conor ^a   Murphy, Olivia ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acquisition; awareness; discrimination; programmed learning; recognition; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055095850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2377729X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2010.11434332     Document Type: Article

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