Constraining bridges between levels of analysis: A computational justification for locally Bayesian learning

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 94-106

  Sanborn, Adam N ^a   Silva, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Locally Bayesian learning; Rational approximations; Trial order effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882828246     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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