Detecting anomalous features in complex stimuli: The role of structured comparison

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 219-232

  Kurtz, Kenneth J ^a   Gentner, Dedre ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Feature detection; Perceptual learning; structural alignment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884681401     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034395     Document Type: Article

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