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Stimulus structures and mental representations in expert comprehension of computer programs

Pennington, Nancy·1987·Cognitive Psychology

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Authors: Pennington, N.
Affiliations: University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author: Pennington, Nancy
Venue: Cognitive Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1987-07
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 295-341
ISSN: 0010-0285 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0010-0285(87)90007-7
OpenAlex: W2154671002
Cited by: 526
References: 82
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FWCI: 32.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Cognitive Psychology (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Research
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Keywords: program comprehension, mental representation, programming knowledge, control flow, functional relationships, goal hierarchy, expert programmers, task goals

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