Understanding the effect of social context on learning: A replication of Xu and Tenenbaum (2007b)

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2016, Pages e72-e80

  Lewis, Molly L ^a   Frank, Michael C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian reasoning; Sampling; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984612022     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000203     Document Type: Article

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