The generalized universal law of generalization.

DOI10.1016/S0022-2496(03)00013-0zbMath1041.91052OpenAlexW2102641994MaRDI QIDQ1404969

Paul M. B. Vitányi, Nick Chater

Publication date: 25 August 2003

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-2496(03)00013-0

zbMATH Keywords

distancitems of interestpsychological spaceuniversal law of generalization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Psychophysics and psychophysiology; perception (91E30)

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