Characteristics of Perceptual Grouping in Rats

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-134

  Kurylo, Daniel D ^a   Van Nest, Jessica ^b   Knepper, Bryan ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATS;

EID: 0031159044     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.111.2.126     Document Type: Article

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