Elemental representation and configural mappings: Combining elemental and configural theories of associative learning
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Elemental representation and configural mappings: combining elemental and configural theories of associative learning.
In this article, we present our first attempt at combining an elemental theory designed to model representation development in an associative system (based on McLaren, Kaye, & Mackintosh, 1989) with a configural theory that models associative learning and memory (McLaren, 1993). After considering the possible advantages of such a combination (and some possible pitfalls), we offer a hybrid model...
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عنوان ژورنال: Learning & Behavior
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1543-4494,1543-4508
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-012-0079-1