Learning from generic language.
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Authors
- Noah D. Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9176-8802)
- Michael Henry Tessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-0239)
Institutions
- Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Review
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000632
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.68