Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) immediately generalize the uncertain response

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Washburn, David A ^a   Smith, J David ^b   Shields, Wendy E ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metacognition; Rhesus monkeys; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MACACA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MACACA MULATTA; MALE; UNCERTAINTY;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33744769039     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.32.2.185     Document Type: Article

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