Implicit learning of synthetic languages: The role of instructional set.
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“Some (but not all) studies further find that receiving explicit instructions to identify rules in verbal form impairs performance (Reber, 1976).”
- Authors
- Reber, A. S.
- Affiliations
- City University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Reber, Arthur S.
- ORCID
- Reber, Arthur S.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory
- Published
- 1976-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88-94
- ISSN
- 0096-1515 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1996103427
- Cited by
- 523
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 2.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- implicit learning, synthetic languages, instructional set, artificial language learning, second language acquisition
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