When and where do we apply what we learn? A taxonomy for far transfer

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 612-637

  Barnett, Susan M ^a   Ceci, Stephen J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; RECALL;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85047672328     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.612     Document Type: Article

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