Successive reversal of concurrent discriminations by macaques (Macaca mulatta): Proactive interference effects

Animal Cognition

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-83

  Treichler, F Robert ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context effects; Monkey discrimination learning; Release from proactive interference; Successive reversal of concurrent tasks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MACACA; MEMORY; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MEMORY; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REVERSAL LEARNING;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 18244386463     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-004-0233-z     Document Type: Article

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