Anticipating by Pigeons Depends on Local Statistical Information in a Serial Response Time Task

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-45

  Froehlich, Alyson L ^a   Herbranson, Walter T ^b   Loper, Julia D ^a   Wood, David M ^a   Shimp, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MALE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; MALE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 1342289773     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.133.1.31     Document Type: Article

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