An entropy model for artificial grammar learning

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn , Issue JUN, 2010, Pages

  Pothos, Emmanuel M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial grammar learning; Chunking models; Entropy; Information theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855888502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00016     Document Type: Article

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