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Vicarious Trial and Error at a Point of Choice: I. A General Survey of its Relation to Learning Efficiency

Karl F. Muenzinger Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Pages 75-86 | Published online: 11 Sep 2012

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