Logical-rules and the classification of integral dimensions: individual differences in the processing of arbitrary dimensions

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Blunden, Anthea G ^a   Wang, Tony ^a  

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Author keywords

categorization; coactivation; computational modeling; holistic processing; integrality; reaction time; separability; serial vs. parallel

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EID: 84984785955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01531     Document Type: Article

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