Transfer of perceptual set.

On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

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The formation of learning sets.

Harry F. Harlow · Psychological Review · 1949 · 2K citations

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The Psychology of Human Learning

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Acquired distinctiveness of cues: I. Transfer between discriminations on the basis of familiarity with the stimulus.

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Douglas H. Lawrence · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1950 · 155 citations

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