Sequential learning in the form of shaping as a source of cognitive flexibility
Humans and animals have the ability to quickly learn new tasks, a rapidity that is unlikely to be manageable by pure trial and error learning on each task separately. Instead, key to this rapid adaptability appears to be the ability to integrate skills and knowledge obtained from previous tasks. Thi...
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University College London (University of London)
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565467 |