Applying bubbles to localize features that control pigeons' visual discrimination behavior

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-382

  Gibson, Brett M ^a,d   Wasserman, Edward A ^a   Gosselin, Frédéric ^b   Schyns, Philippe G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Categorical learning; Face recognition; Stimulus control; Visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FACE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 23844471921     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.31.3.376     Document Type: Article

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