Implicit sequence learning based on instructed task set

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1389-1407

  Gaschler, Robert ^a   Frensch, Peter A ^a   Cohen, Asher ^b   Wenke, Dorit ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Action control; Implicit sequence learning; Response coding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872676566     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028071     Document Type: Article

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