The Role of Semantic Clustering in Optimal Memory Foraging

Recent studies of semantic memory have investigated two theories of optimal search adopted from the animal foraging literature: Lévy flights and marginal value theorem. Each theory makes different simplifying assumptions and addresses different findings in search behaviors. In this study, an experiment is conducted to test whether clustering in semantic memory may play a role in evidence for bo...

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The Role of Semantic Clustering in Optimal Memory Foraging

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