On the modularity of implicit sequence learning: Independent acquisition of spatial, symbolic, and manual sequences

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-320

  Goschke, Thomas ^a   Bolte, Annette ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implicit learning; Procedural memory; Sequence learning; Serial reaction time task

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; SERIAL LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84861211321     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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