Sensory preconditioning in spatial learning using a touch screen task in pigeons

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 368-375

  Sawa, Kosuke ^a,b   Leising, Kenneth J ^b   Blaisdell, Aaron P ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative; Integration; Pigeon; Sensory preconditioning; Spatial map; Spatial vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

COLUMBA;

EID: 23844477175     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.31.3.368     Document Type: Article

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