Memory for animal tracks: A possible cognitive artifact of human evolution

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 469-492

  Sharps, Matthew J ^a   Villegas, Amy Boothby ^a   Nunes, Michael A ^a   Barber, Terry L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal tracks; Evolution of cognition; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREDATION; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0040078475     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209605545     Document Type: Article

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