Elemental representation and configural mappings: Combining elemental and configural theories of associative learning

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-333

  McLaren, I P L ^a   Forrest, C L ^a   McLaren, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Classical conditioning; Comparative cognition; Human learning; Latent inhibition; Stimulus preexposure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84870881365     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-012-0079-1     Document Type: Article

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