Shared attention in pigeons: Retrieval failure does not account for the element superiority effect

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 248-267

  Zentall, Thomas R ^a   Sherburne, Lou M ^b   Zhang, Zhongbiao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031145039     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lmot.1996.0965     Document Type: Article

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